The Works of Henry Fielding/Similes. To The Same.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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AS wildest libertines would rate,
Compar'd with pleasure, an estate;
Or as his life a hero'd prize,
When honour claim'd the sacrifice;
Their souls as strongest misers hold,
When in the balance weigh'd with gold;
Such, was thy happiness at stake,
My fortune, life, and soul, I'd make.