Greek busts, Venetian paintings, Roman walls,

And English books, none equal to his own,

Which I read, bound in gold (he never did).

—Terni's fall, Naples' bay, and Gothard's top—

Eh, friend? I could not fancy one of these;

But, as I pour this claret, there they are:

I 've gained them—crossed Saint Gothard last July

With ten mules to the carriage and a bed

Slung inside; is my hap the worse for that?

We want the same things, Shakespeare and myself,