I ’ ll do it for the splendor won . If poets starve to stun mankind , Then rogues , no less , should be inclined .
ACT II — THE TOWN OUTSIDE THE CLUTTERBUCK ESTATE . SCENE I — SCAPIN .
SCAPIN ( COUNTING MONEY ): Gold , silver , promissory notes ; coin , cash , notarized receipts ; such are relations of the human race . Stock markets and speculator ’ s fees ; goods trafficked with indemnifying rates ; debts and bonds civilize the savage man .