By far more suited to his shallow head,
Some trade, by which he might have known to earn
With honest industry, his daily bread,
False pride forbade; nor to himself alone,
Confines his views, but to his son extends;
Forbade the youth, to quirks already prone,
To mind the means, so he could gain the ends.
Forbade to bind him ’prentice to a trade,
Behind the compter all the day to stand,
His birth by work mechanic to degrade,