Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]

Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more

Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.

We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those read more

We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar
off.

The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.

The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.

Far from gay cities and the ways of men.

Far from gay cities and the ways of men.

The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.

The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.

Step after step the ladder is ascended.

Step after step the ladder is ascended.