Excerpt from The Clandestine Marriage: A Comedy
The Painter dead, yet still he charms the ow; While England lives, his flame can never die But he, who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age; Nor pen nor pencil can the cellar save.
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