Generous as he who gives his all away,
Prudent as one who toils for weekly pay;
In him all merits were decreed to meet,
Sincere though cautious, frank and yet discreet,
Just all his dealings, faithful every word,
His passions’ master, and his temper’s lord.”
Yet more, kind dealers in decaying fame?
His magnanimity you next proclaim;
You give him learning, join’d with sound good sense,
And match his wealth with his benevolence;