Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?

Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.

Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.

Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.

Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.

I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.

I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.

Joking apart, now let us be serious.

Joking apart, now let us be serious.

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!

All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.

All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.

Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.

Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.