Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.

Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.

Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.

Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.

Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.

New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.

New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.

'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.

He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.

He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.

The question is yet before the court.

The question is yet before the court.

Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.

Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.