Given, No—never!” He was seen no more.
VIII
The Miser and the Poor. By the same author[[69-1]].
A miser once dreamed he had given away
Some bread to a beggar he met on the way.
In terror he woke, and he solemnly swore
That the rest of his life he would slumber no more.
IX
The Gourmand and Late Riser[[69-2]].
My piteous plight oft makes me weep—