Poems on Several Occasions ... To which is added, the Plague of Wealth, Occasion'd By the Author's receiving fifty Pounds from his Excellency the Lord Carteret, for the foremention'd Ode. With several Poems not in the Dublin Edition. By Matthew Pilkington. Revised by the Reverend Dr. Swift |
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To Valgius, refusing to sup with me.
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To Valgius, refusing to sup with me.
Valgius
, the gen'rous, and the wise,
If ask'd to sup with me, denies;
“He can't in Conscience sup, or dine,
“With one, whose Income's small as mine.
If ask'd to sup with me, denies;
“He can't in Conscience sup, or dine,
“With one, whose Income's small as mine.
Ye Pow'rs! believe me when I vow,
I never wish'd for Wealth till now;
'Tis Death to want the Means to spend,
But O!—'tis more to want a Friend.
I never wish'd for Wealth till now;
'Tis Death to want the Means to spend,
But O!—'tis more to want a Friend.
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