Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.

Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.

Nae man can tether time nor tide.

Nae man can tether time nor tide.

Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!

Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!

Hope is a waking dream.

Hope is a waking dream.

He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.

He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.

To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.

To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.

He who fears his servants is less than a servant.

He who fears his servants is less than a servant.

He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.

He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.

He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith read more

He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith in God and woman,
For he had lost them both. Lost I those gems,
Though the world's throne stood open in my path,
I would go wandering back into my childhood,
Searching for them with tears.