Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.

Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.

Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?

Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?

A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.

A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.

The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.

One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.

One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.

For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.

For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.