As had drawn both the beasts and their Orpheus along;
But such is thy avarice, and such is thy pride,
That the beasts must have starved and the poet have died.
Joseph Addison, whose literary work had a decided influence on English letters and manners, contributed much to The Tatler and The Spectator, from which the following extract is taken.
THE WILL OF A VIRTUOSO
I, Nicholas Gimcrack, being in sound health of mind, but in great weakness of body, do, by this my last will and testament, bestow my worldly goods and chattels in manner following:
Imprimis.—To my dear wife,
One box of butterflies,
One drawer of shells,
A female skeleton,