I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

That which never has been, never is, and never will be.

That which never has been, never is, and never will be.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?

Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?

Ill vessels seldome miscarry.

Ill vessels seldome miscarry.

When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?

When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.