Act miserly,—what gains he by and by?—
Much wealth, perhaps; but, holding with it, too,
The miser’s moods, establish’d now as traits,
Incorporated modes of all his life,
He with them holds what most unfits the soul
To use wealth, or enjoy it. So on earth
When avarice, aim’d for heaven, makes man a monk,
What can he gain thereby, save monkish moods,
Become establish’d in him now as traits.
Incorporated modes of all his life?