He lieth upon the bed of death,

And alone he pines away;

As dieth the fool, so passeth his breath,

And clay is mingled with clay;

No marble is there to mark the spot,

No flowret weeps o'er his tomb;

Unwept, unhonored, and forgot,

Ay, none can weep that he there doth rot—

The miser has gone to his doom!

Oh, ye who roll in splendor and wealth