Against the Gladness of a nuptial day; }
To see the Elders of their wealthy race,
And all the kindred Tracy to embrace;
He had been [climbing] all his life, and now
Stopt to behold what Life would still allow;
But all he then could from his Height explore
Prov’d to his Heart he should have stopt before.
Long at his College he was much approv’d;
The more admir’d were not so well belov’d: