This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

The sense of death is most in apprehension.

The sense of death is most in apprehension.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.

The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.

The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.

Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more

Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.

The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.

The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.

We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.

We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.

Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.

Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.