Gray on Himself + 

Written in 1761, and Found in One of His Pocketbooks + 

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 place or a pension he did not desire, + 

But left church and state to Charles Townshend and Squire. + 