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Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.