Who could be happy and alone or good?

Who could be happy and alone or good?

Deception follows on the heels of deception.

Deception follows on the heels of deception.

"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more

"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"

Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.

Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.

The sense of death is most in apprehension.

The sense of death is most in apprehension.

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to read more

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.

What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.

What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.

Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.

Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.