Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.

Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.

Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.

Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.

Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.

Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.

When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.

When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.

Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.

Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.

Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.

Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.

Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?

Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?

The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.

The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.