Nae man can tether time nor tide.

Nae man can tether time nor tide.

Endure the present, and watch for better things.

Endure the present, and watch for better things.

Too much of anything is bad.

Too much of anything is bad.

The coveteous spends more then the liberall.

The coveteous spends more then the liberall.

The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.

The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.

Then join in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.

Then join in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.

But who alas! can love and then be wise?

But who alas! can love and then be wise?

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.

But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!

But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!