Then Fortune varied, and he made a stop.
She left one Boy—and never Boy betrayed
Less Wit than Ben; who married with his Maid,
A close young Shrew—yet, do her right, she kept
Together closely all that could be swept
From his half-wasted Substance. Children more
Than I can name she to the Blockhead bore, 40
To share his Pittance with the former Son;
And he survived not long, when this was done.
Years pass’d with them, I need not tell you how,