I give not gold for mere expectations.

I give not gold for mere expectations.

What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.

What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.

That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.

That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.

You will not be a chip the richer.

You will not be a chip the richer.

There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.

There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.

If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.

If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.

To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.

To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.

How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.

The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.