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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.
There are many waies to fame.
There are many waies to fame.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
He that will be served must bee patient.
He that will be served must bee patient.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.