A miser traversing his house, <br />Espied, unusual there, a mouse, <br />And thus his uninvited guest <br />Briskly inquisitive address'd: <br />'Tell me, my dear, to what cause is't <br />I owe this unexpected visit?' <br />The mouse her host obliquely eyed, <br />And, smiling, pleasantly replied: <br />'Fear not, good fellow, for your hoard! <br />I come to lodge, and not to board.'<br /><br />William Cowper<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-a-miser-2-from-the-greek/
