By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.

By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]

More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]

What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.

What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.

Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.

Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.

In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.

In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.

The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.

The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.

God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.

God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.