English Poetry. Robert Craggs, Earl Nugent. Epigram 14. TOM thought a wild profusion great. Роберт Крэггз, граф Ньюджент.

Robert Craggs, Earl Nugent (Роберт Крэггз, граф Ньюджент)

Epigram 14. TOM thought a wild profusion great

TOM thought a wild profusion great:
And therefore spent his whole estate:
Will thinks the wealthy are ador'd,
And gleans what misers blush to hoard.
Their passion, merit, fate the same,
They thirst and starve alike for fame.

Robert Craggs, Earl Nugent’s other poems:

1. Epigram 2. SInce first you knew my am’rous smart
2. Epigram 1. I Lov’d thee beautiful and kind
3. Epigram 5. THO’ cheerful, discreet, and with freedom well bred
4. Epigram 12. WE thought you without titles great
5. Epigram 10. WHILE Lucy, chaste as mountain snows

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