Robert Pollok ( 8 of 18 )
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
