An undertaking beset with danger.

An undertaking beset with danger.

We take no note of time
But from its loss.

We take no note of time
But from its loss.

Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.

Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.

Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.

Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.

Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more

Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.

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.

Anger is like
A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,
Self-mettle tires him.

Anger is like
A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,
Self-mettle tires him.

The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.

The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.

Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.

Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.