If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.

If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
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My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
Can make the fool of; that they made before:
In fact I must not lead the life I did do.

A feeble dart short of its mark.

A feeble dart short of its mark.

Though old and wise, yet still advise.

Though old and wise, yet still advise.

Chaos of thought and passion all confused.

Chaos of thought and passion all confused.

Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.

Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.

Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.

Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.

In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.

In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.