Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

A child correct behind and not before.

A child correct behind and not before.

Some falls the means are happier to rise.

Some falls the means are happier to rise.

To make any gain some outlay is necessary.

To make any gain some outlay is necessary.

You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.

You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.

'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.

'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.

Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.

Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.

His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.

His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.

Into a mouth shut flies flie not.

Into a mouth shut flies flie not.