The Works of the Late Aaron Hill ... In Four Volumes. Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects, And of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious. With An Essay on the Art of Acting |
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On a Miser.
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On a Miser.
I.
If to be modest, merits praise,And pride is own'd a sin,
I'll now, O miser! tune my lays,
And, on thy worth, begin.
II.
We by religion, learn to know,That vanity's a fault,
And should avoid all public show,
Of fondly boasting ought.
III.
Thou then art, sure, 'bove others, blest,And hast more merit, too;
Whose worth lay silent, in thy breast,
Where none its value knew;
'Till seiz'd, by death, and laid to rest,
Abroad thy bounties flew.
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