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The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.