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Poem by Anonymous


On the Funeral of a Rich Miser


What num’rous lights this wretch’s corpse attend,
Who, in his lifetime, saved a candle’s end!



Anonymous


Anonymous's other poems:
  1. Kitty of Coleraine
  2. The Haws of Cromdale
  3. The Guard-Chamber
  4. Sir Richard Whittington’s Advancement
  5. Now, Robin, Lend to Me Thy Bow


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