Had num'rous difficulties o'er to get;

And when the snow, in flakes obscured the air,

With piercing cold and winds, he felt despair;

Such ills he bore, that hanging might be thought

A bed of roses rather to be sought.

CHANCE so arranges ev'ry thing around

ALL good, or ALL that's bad is solely found;

When favours flow the numbers are so great,

That ev'ry wish upon us seems to wait;

But, if disposed, misfortunes to bestow;