O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.

O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.

And maidens call it--Love in idleness.

And maidens call it--Love in idleness.

He won't, won't he? Then bring me my boots.

He won't, won't he? Then bring me my boots.

Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.

Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could
he find it.

There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could
he find it.

God oft hath a great share in a little house.

God oft hath a great share in a little house.

Good service is a great inchantment.

Good service is a great inchantment.

He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.

He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.