Henry Fielding,
Written Exptempore On A Halfpenny…
“ While I possess thy little store, Let no man call, or think, me poor; Thee, while alive, my breast shall have, My hand shall grasp thee in the grave: Nor shalt thou be to Peter giv'n, Tho' he should keep me out of heav'n [1] Author's Notes↑ In allusion to the custom of Peter-Pence, used by the Roman Catholics. ”
