That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.

That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.

Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.

Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.

A feeble dart short of its mark.

A feeble dart short of its mark.

Hatched in the same nest.

Hatched in the same nest.

Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]

Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]

Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.

Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.

The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.

The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.