[Sketch of his Own Character] Thomas Gray Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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[ Sketch of his Own Character ] Too poor for a bribe and too proud to importune , He had not the method of making a fortune : Could love and could hate , so was thought somewhat odd ; No very great wit , he believed in a God . A post or a pension he did not desire , But left church and state to Charles Townshend and Squire .