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The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.
Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.
