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Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
Love and life are for to-day.
Love and life are for to-day.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.