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What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes
it.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes
it.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
His golden locks time hath to silver turned.
His golden locks time hath to silver turned.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.