I SCORN the selfish, purse-proud b——,
Who piques himself on being rich
With twoscore pounds, late legacied,
Sav'd by his half-starv'd father's greed—
To former neighbours not one word !
He bows obsequious to my Lord.
In public see him—how he capers !
Looks big—stops short—pulls out his papers,
And from a silly, puppish dunce,
Commences the great man at once.
[Semple 45]