Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to read more

Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to recall it.

A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.

A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.

Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.

The way of transgressors is hard.

The way of transgressors is hard.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my read more

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my vestal vary takes wing.

There is no such thing as perfect happiness.

There is no such thing as perfect happiness.

Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.

Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.