The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.

The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.

So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.

So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

No man is born without faults.

No man is born without faults.

Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.

Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.

Take all the swift advantage of the hours.

Take all the swift advantage of the hours.

Of what avail are pedigrees?

Of what avail are pedigrees?

To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.

To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.

A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.

A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.