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Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
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.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
