We frolic while 'tis May.

We frolic while 'tis May.

'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.

That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.

When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.

When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.

Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.

Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]

Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]

Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.

Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.

Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.