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Occasional verse, moral and sacred

Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet]
Perronet, Edward (1721-1792)

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THE COVETOUS COMPARED WITH THE DROPSICAL.

As this the more he thirsts requires,
The more he drinks, the more desires:
So with the love of gold accurst,
The greater gain, the greater thirst.
Thus each thirsts on to fill their store,
Till each disgorge, to thirst no more.
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