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Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious read more
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious want,
And, consecrated by the heaven within it,
The sky-blue pool a font.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.
