Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!

Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

Thinke of ease, but worke on.

Thinke of ease, but worke on.

An injury may prove a blessing.

An injury may prove a blessing.

Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

Hast comes not alone.

Hast comes not alone.

Early, bright, transient, chaste, as morning dew
She sparkled, was exhal'd, and went to heaven.

Early, bright, transient, chaste, as morning dew
She sparkled, was exhal'd, and went to heaven.

The hearts letter is read in the eyes.

The hearts letter is read in the eyes.