XI + 

He might his motives have narrated, + 

Not bristled up like a wild beast, + 

He ought to have conciliated + 

That youthful heart⁠—“But, now at least, + 

The opportunity is flown. + 

Besides, a duellist well-known + 

Hath mixed himself in the affair, + 

Malicious and a slanderer. + 

Undoubtedly, disdain alone + 

Should recompense his idle jeers, + 

But fools⁠—their calumnies and sneers”⁠— + 

Behold! the world’s opinion! + 

Our idol, Honour’s motive force, + 

Round which revolves the universe. + 