But James had virtues—was esteem’d as one
Whom men look’d up to, and relied upon.
Kind to his equals, social when they met—
If out of spirits, always out of debt;
True to his promise, he a lie disdain’d, 190
And e’en when tempted in his trade, refrain’d;
Frugal he was, and loved the cash to spare,
Gain’d by much skill, and nursed by constant care;
Yet liked the social board, and when he spoke,
Some hail’d his wisdom, some enjoy’d his joke.