696. MEN MIND NO STATE IN SICKNESS.
That flow of gallants which approach
To kiss thy hand from out the coach;
That fleet of lackeys which do run
Before thy swift postillion;
Those strong-hoof'd mules which we behold
Rein'd in with purple, pearl, and gold,
And shod with silver, prove to be
The drawers of the axletree.
Thy wife, thy children, and the state
Of Persian looms and antique plate;
All these, and more, shall then afford
No joy to thee, their sickly lord.
697. ADVERSITY.
Adversity hurts none, but only such
Whom whitest fortune dandled has too much.
698. WANT.
Need is no vice at all, though here it be
With men a loathed inconveniency.
699. GRIEF.
Sorrows divided amongst many, less
Discruciate a man in deep distress.
Discruciate, torture.