Clergyman's

If I can rejoice for a moment,
Death at an early age would still be a long life.
- Yuan Mei

I've ever thought it passing odd
How all men reverence some God,
And wear their lives out for his sake
And bow their heads until they ache.
'Tis clear to me the Gods are made
Of the same stuff as wind or shade. ...
Ah! if they came to every caller,
I'd be the very loudest bawler!
- Yuan Mei