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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every read more
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]
We frolic while 'tis May.
We frolic while 'tis May.
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
A healer of others, himself diseased.
A healer of others, himself diseased.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.