Proverbs in verse, or, Moral instruction conveyed in pictures for use of schools, on the plan of Hogarth moralized . Old Gripus, as couii i Jg his gold,Alarnid at his servants approach,As spendthrifts in debt, were the) told,That bailifls surrounded their coach. Lest he Jose but a part, being wigh,He startles witli fear for his pelf,Nor sees he that death is close by,Io rob him of«//—een himself. If riches create so much pain,Twere better to part with wholly;To count on snch pleasure or gain, .Is swely a test of our folly I VJ A Friend in Need, is a Friend When Charity opens its
Proverbs in verse, or, Moral instruction conveyed in pictures for use of schools, on the plan of Hogarth moralized . Old Gripus, as couii i Jg his gold,Alarnid at his servants approach,As spendthrifts in debt, were the) told,That bailifls surrounded their coach. Lest he Jose but a part, being wigh,He startles witli fear for his pelf,Nor sees he that death is close by,Io rob him of«//—een himself. If riches create so much pain,Twere better to part with wholly;To count on snch pleasure or gain, .Is swely a test of our folly I VJ A Friend in Need, is a Friend When Charity opens its purse to the poor, Tis always an object of love;But when unexpectedly brought to the door, It seems to descend from above. A scene by our artist is liere brought to sight,Which must to line feelings give pleasure; Susceptible minds must surely gratified much beyond measure. By the death of her husband, a woman is leftHer blind sire and child to maintain ; By every means but her labour finds these she cannot sustain. 20 The times intro<^^cd, wlien theyre craving for bread, When their wants she cannot relieve,A kind-hearted youth, by hiunauity led; Steps in and is ready to give. The joy which this act to the family gives ]^y words cannot well be expressd ;A Friend whom our wants at the moment relieves, Past doubt of all friends is the best. A pleasure the sons of humanity feel Unknown to th* insensate of woe ;That gratitude which the receivers reveal, Compensates what givers forego. No man is so poor, but has something to spard At times, M
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