Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!

Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!

Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?

Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]

We are born poets. we become orators.

We are born poets. we become orators.

He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.

He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.

A new broome sweepeth cleane.

A new broome sweepeth cleane.

Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.

Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.

In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.

In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.