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Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
