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Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
What has not wasting time impaired?
What has not wasting time impaired?
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.