He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.

He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.

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.

Light is that grief which counsel can allay.

Light is that grief which counsel can allay.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.

Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.

To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]

To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]

He assigned it to regions more than tropical.

He assigned it to regions more than tropical.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?

The eye will have his part.

The eye will have his part.