When age is jocond it makes sport for death.

When age is jocond it makes sport for death.

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).

It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).

The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.

The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.

Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.

Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.

Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!

Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.

Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.