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Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
The love of money grows as money grows.
The love of money grows as money grows.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.
He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.
Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.
Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.