For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more

For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.

Faire language grates not the tongue.

Faire language grates not the tongue.

We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.

We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.

This is the real secret of all that indignation.

This is the real secret of all that indignation.

Love and life are for to-day.

Love and life are for to-day.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.