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Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
There was not a greater gourmand living.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure;
Each day of business has its hour of leisure.
Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure;
Each day of business has its hour of leisure.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
