'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.

'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

O how full of briars is this working-day world.

O how full of briars is this working-day world.

Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.

Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.

One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.

One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.

When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.

When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.

There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more

There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.

The Divell divides the world between Atheisme and Superstition.

The Divell divides the world between Atheisme and Superstition.

The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.

The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.