Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.

Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.

How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense,
to leave it to boys to enjoy read more

In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense,
to leave it to boys to enjoy their season of play and mirth.

New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.

New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.

A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.

A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.

There is no retracing our steps.

There is no retracing our steps.

You tell a tale to a dead man.

You tell a tale to a dead man.

Great things rush to the destruction of each other.

Great things rush to the destruction of each other.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.