My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more

My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.

Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.

The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.

The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.

Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.

And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.

And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.