Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!

Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!

Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.

Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.

By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.

By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.

Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]

Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

Those things please more, which are more expensive.

Those things please more, which are more expensive.

A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]

A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]

Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.

Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.

Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.

Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.