Whither art thou rushing to destruction?

Whither art thou rushing to destruction?

I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more

I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

Of what avail are pedigrees?

Of what avail are pedigrees?

He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.

He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.

She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, read more

She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, aweary,
Oh God, that I were dead.

As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more

As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

A fool's bolt is soon shot.

A fool's bolt is soon shot.