My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.

Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.

Hold their nose to the grindstone.

Hold their nose to the grindstone.

Strike the iron whilst it is hot.

Strike the iron whilst it is hot.

The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more

The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.

And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.

And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.

And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.

We ne'er shall look upon his like again.

We ne'er shall look upon his like again.

Success brings many to ruin.

Success brings many to ruin.