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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON A MISER, by LUCILIUS Poet's Biography
First Line: They call thee rich! - I deem thee poor
Last Line: The treasure is not thine, but theirs.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lucillius; Carus Titus Lucilius
Subject(s): Misers
First Line: They call thee rich! - I deem thee poor
Last Line: The treasure is not thine, but theirs.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lucillius; Carus Titus Lucilius
Subject(s): Misers
THEY call thee rich!--I deem thee poor,
Since, if thou darest not use thy store,
But savest it only for thine heirs,
The treasure is not thine, but theirs.
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