RICHES AND POVERTY, by ROBERT HERRICKPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: God co'd have made all rich, or all men poore Last Line: Had all been poore, who had his bounty seen? Subject(s): Wealth; Riches; Fortunes
God co'd have made all rich, or all men poore; But why He did not, let me tell wherefore: Had all been rich, where then had Patience been? Had all been poore, who had His Bounty seen?