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Even a child is known by his doings.
Even a child is known by his doings.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
 He was a man
 Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
  To serve the devil read more 
 He was a man
 Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
  To serve the devil in. 
 Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
 And turn again.  
 Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
 And turn again. 
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
Little wealth, little care.
Little wealth, little care.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
 A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, 
will work out his ruin.  
 A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, 
will work out his ruin. 
 Still achieving, still pursuing,
 Learn to labour and to wait.  
 Still achieving, still pursuing,
 Learn to labour and to wait.