Time rolls his ceaseless course.

Time rolls his ceaseless course.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.

When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.

To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.

To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.

Service is no Inheritance.

Service is no Inheritance.

The covetous are always in want.

The covetous are always in want.

But who alas! can love and then be wise?

But who alas! can love and then be wise?

The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.

The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.