Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.
Miser
At length some pity warmed the master’s breast,
(’Twas then his threshold first received a guest,)
Slow creaking turns the door with jealous care,
And half he welcomes in the shivering pair.
Parnell.—The Hermit, Line 97.