The spirits run riot in youth.

The spirits run riot in youth.

To a greedy eating horse a short halter.

To a greedy eating horse a short halter.

Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.

Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.

The doctors gave her over--to an ass.

The doctors gave her over--to an ass.

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.

And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.

And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.

The mill cannot grind with water that's past.

The mill cannot grind with water that's past.

Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.

Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.

When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter read more

When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter of course.