One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.

One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.

A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.

A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!

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.

And sanguine hope through every storm of life,
Shoots her bright beams, and calms the internal strife.

And sanguine hope through every storm of life,
Shoots her bright beams, and calms the internal strife.

Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.

Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.

If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.

If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.

Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more

Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.

Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.

Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.