A Wretch tir'd out with Fortune's blows,
Resolv'd at once to end his woes;
And like a thoughtless silly elf,
In the next pond to drown himself.
'Tis fit, quoth he, my life should end,
The cruel world is not my friend;
I have nor meat, nor drink, nor cloaths,
But want each joy that wealth bestows;
Besides, I hold my life my own,
And when I please may lay it down;
A wretched hopeless thing am I,
Forgetting, as forgot, I'll die.