George Crabbe

'Twas good advice, and meant,
"My son, be good."

'Twas good advice, and meant,
"My son, be good."

In this fool's paradise, he drank delight.

In this fool's paradise, he drank delight.

But 'twas a maxim he had often tried,
That right was right, and there he would abide.

But 'twas a maxim he had often tried,
That right was right, and there he would abide.

Feed the musician, and he's out of tune

Feed the musician, and he's out of tune

Temp'rate in every place--abroad, at home,
Thence will applause, and hence will profit come;
And health from read more

Temp'rate in every place--abroad, at home,
Thence will applause, and hence will profit come;
And health from either--he in time prepares
For sickness, age, and their attendant cares.