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: