Folly growes without watering.

Folly growes without watering.

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.

The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!

The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!

Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?

Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?

The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.

The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.

A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.

A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.

And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.

And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.

It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.

It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.

In the end truth will out.

In the end truth will out.