text:  STATESMAN astute the final hour Arrives of long-contested Power; Each crafty wile thine ends to aid Party and principle betray'd; The subtle speech the plan profound Pursued for years success has crown'd; To-night the Vote upon whose tongue The nicely-poised Division hung Was thine--beneath that placid brow What feelings throb exulting now! Thy rival falls;--on grandeur's base Go shake the nations in his place! IV