Not seldom clad in radiant vest
Deceitfully goes forth the dawn,
Not seldom evening in the west
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Not seldom clad in radiant vest
Deceitfully goes forth the dawn,
Not seldom evening in the west
Sinks smilingly forsworn.

Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.

Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.

You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.

Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.

Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.

Although the last, not least.

Although the last, not least.

Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.

Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
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But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!

All our sweetest hours fly fastest.

All our sweetest hours fly fastest.