The Miser and the Fisherman. By Ben-Zeeb (1785)^[68-4].
A miser once into a river fell—
Hard by a boatman heard his frenzied yell;
He swiftly ran and cried, “Give me your hand,
And I shall bring you safely back to land.”
“Give,” moaned the miser, “when I've ne'er before
Given, No—never!” He was seen no more.