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William Cowper
26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800 / Hertfordshire
On A Miser (From The Greek)
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They call thee rich -- I deem thee poor,
Since, if thou darest not use thy store,
But savest only for thine heirs,
The treasure is not thine, but theirs.
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