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A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
This division of labour will lessen the task.
This division of labour will lessen the task.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.