GetPassage urn:cts:latinLit:phi0959.phi001.perseus-eng2:3.8.108-3.8.120 urn:cts:latinLit:phi0959.phi001.perseus-eng2:3.8.108-3.8.120

The wealth we thus acquire's the soldier's prey,And dearly for the blood he spills we pay.The courts deny admittance to the poor,In vain the needy clients crowd the door;The judges to the rich decree the cause,And money only gives their force to laws.'Tis money makes the judge with looks severeInsult the poor, and give the rich his ear;'Tis money buys the title, makes the knight,And dignifies with quality the cit:Let money do all this, and more; the barLet money govern, and direct the war.Let peace, as money sets the terms, be made,