The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.

The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.

Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?

Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?

Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.

He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.

Be cheerful, if you are wise.

Be cheerful, if you are wise.

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.

I have other fish to fry.

I have other fish to fry.

Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!

Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.