As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more

As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

Wee know not who lives or dies.

Wee know not who lives or dies.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.

Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.

He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.

He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.

Love and a cough cannot be hid.

Love and a cough cannot be hid.

Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.

Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.

Every one fastens where there is gaine.

Every one fastens where there is gaine.