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Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?
Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?
A man suffers death himself as often as he loses those dear to
him.
A man suffers death himself as often as he loses those dear to
him.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
Hee that respects not, is not respected.
Hee that respects not, is not respected.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.
Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.