ART thou some individual of a kind Long-lived by nature as the rook or hind? Heap treasure, then; for if thy need be such, Thou hast excuse, and scarce canst heap too much. But man thou seem'st: clear therefore from thy breast This lust of treasure--folly at the best! For why shouldst thou go wasted to the tomb, To fatten with thy spoils thou know'st not whom? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HASTE NOT! REST NOT! by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE HIS PRAYER TO PECUNIA by RICHARD BARNFIELD REVERIE IN A CLASSROOM by DOROTHY LAUD BROWN THE INNOCENT ILL by ABRAHAM COWLEY AT THE LINN SIDE; ROSLIN by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK THE STRANGER (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |