Money, I've heard a wise man say,
Makes herself wings and flies away—
Ah! would she take it in her head
To make a pair for me instead.
First published (from an MS.) in 1893.
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MODERN CRITICS
No private grudge they need, no personal spite,
The viva sectio is its own delight!
All enmity, all envy, they disclaim,
Disinterested thieves of our good name—
Cool, sober murderers of their neighbours' fame!
First published in Biog. Lit., 1817, ii. 118. First collected in P. W., 1885, ii. 363.