But here and there a legacy;
Though, such were this strange will's commands
Through Lawyer Gripe-all's grasping hands,
All was to pass and there remain
Till I the age of man attain;
And if I chanc'd to die before,—
The lawyer was to take the store.
All saw, or all believ'd the cheat,
But the law veil'd the base deceit,
And when the doctor came to see