They succeed, because they think they can.

They succeed, because they think they can.

A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more

A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.

Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more

Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.

In sports and journeys men are knowne.

In sports and journeys men are knowne.

Preferment goes by letter and affection.

Preferment goes by letter and affection.

The arrow will not always find the mark intended.

The arrow will not always find the mark intended.

Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more

Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.

Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.

Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.