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.

Men at some time are masters of their fates.

Men at some time are masters of their fates.

Some falls the means are happier to rise.

Some falls the means are happier to rise.

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find read more

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
Whose joys are chastened by their grief.

Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]

Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]

Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.

Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.

Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
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Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
Of guiltless joy that guilt can know.

Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well
used. Exclaim no more against it.

Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well
used. Exclaim no more against it.