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MATTHEW GREEN
English poet
(1696 - 1737)

Avarice, the sphincter of the heart.
      - [Avarice]

News, the manna of a day.
      - [News]

Thus, I steer my bark, and sail
  On even keel, with gentle gale.
      - Spleen (l. 814) [Navigation]

Though pleas'd to see the dolphins play,
  I mind my compass and my way.
      - Spleen (l. 826) [Navigation]

They were attempting to put on
  Raimant from naked bodies won.
      - The Spleen [Apparel]

Experience join'd with common sense,
  To mortals is a providence.
      - The Spleen (l. 312) [Experience]

Fling but a stone, the giant dies.
      - The Spleen (l. 93) [Death]

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