Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!

Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!

A fair face may hide a foul heart.

A fair face may hide a foul heart.

Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.

Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.

None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.

None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.

Step after step the ladder is ascended.

Step after step the ladder is ascended.

A man perfect to the finger tips.

A man perfect to the finger tips.

Don't long for the unripe grape.

Don't long for the unripe grape.

But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.

But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.

Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?

Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?