The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.

The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.

In my integrity I'll wrap me up.

In my integrity I'll wrap me up.

If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.

If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.

Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.

Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.

The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In read more

The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.

As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.

As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.

God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.

God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.

Better suffer ill, then doe ill.

Better suffer ill, then doe ill.