Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

In a retreat the lame are formost.

In a retreat the lame are formost.

The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.

The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.

Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.

Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]

Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]

And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.

And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.

Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.

Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.