The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?

But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?

A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]

A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]

Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.

Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.

Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.

Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.

That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.

That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.

The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more

The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.

A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
But that's read more

A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
But that's all one, our play is done,
And we'll strive to please you every day.

Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.

Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.