Versos English Anonymous Let useless riches ne'er engross my care

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Let useless riches ne'er engross my care

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Let useless riches ne'er engross my care, The bane of piety, the miser's pray'r; Yet let my purse the mod'rate store contain, To satisfy my wants, and ease my pain; And when the needy at my threshold stand, To soothe their cares, and fill the craving hand.