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A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at read more
Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.