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.

He follows his father, but with shorter strides.

He follows his father, but with shorter strides.

The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.

The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.

Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.

The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.

Craft against vice I must apply.

Craft against vice I must apply.

No one should be judge in his own cause.

No one should be judge in his own cause.