True! some have thriven—but they the laws defied,
And shunn’d the powers they should have satisfied.
Their way he tried, and, finding some success, 120
His heart grew stouter, and his caution less;
Then—for why doubt, when placed in Fortune’s way?—
There was a bank, and that was sure to pay.
Yes, every partner in that thriving bank
He judged a man of a superior rank.
Were he but one in a concern so grand—
Why, he might build a house, and buy him land;