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Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.
Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the read more
Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the passing year.
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.