Nay, moves our pity, without thought of pains:

Much more shall real wants and cares of age

Our gentler passions in their cause engage; -

Drooping and burthen’d with a weight of years,

What venerable ruin man appears!

How worthy pity, love, respect, and grief -

He claims protection - he compels relief; -

And shall we send him from our view, to brave

The storms abroad, whom we at home might save,

And let a stranger dig our ancient brother’s grave?