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Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Charity sees the need not the cause.
Charity sees the need not the cause.
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with read more
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with her feet unseen
Crushed the wild passion out against the floor.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
