There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
Of pleasure unembitter'd;
And not a trapping deck'd my read more

There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
Of pleasure unembitter'd;
And not a trapping deck'd my power,
That gall'd not while it glitter'd.

If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.

If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.

Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.

Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.

And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.

And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.

One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

Confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions.

Confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions.

With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?

With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?

You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.

You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.

This is no time for staring about.

This is no time for staring about.