With lots of the cleverest men
In my circle to dine with me daily.
T should give up my bachelor life
When I met with a girl to adore me:
With riches and fame and a wife,
What a path would be open before me!
My bliss would be trebly secure,
And my future unclouded and sunny.
She'd love me for love, I am sure:
And, if not, she could love me for money!