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 A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man 
sickens.  
 A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man 
sickens. 
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.
Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.
 Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to 
his bosom?  
 Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to 
his bosom? 
 This is truth the poet sings,
 That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.  
 This is truth the poet sings,
 That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things. 
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
 Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren 
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.  
 Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren 
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. 
 The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
 And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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 The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
 And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
  The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
   And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears. 
All came from, and will goe to others.
All came from, and will goe to others.