Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.

Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.

Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.

Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.

I sit within a helmless bark.

I sit within a helmless bark.

A third Cato has dropped from the skies.

A third Cato has dropped from the skies.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

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

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

Something must be allowed to custom.

Something must be allowed to custom.

An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.

An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.

In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.

In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.