← Back

From Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954)

1889-03-09 |

View in Context Not Available Yet for this Paper.

Why all thls 'toil for

triumphs of an hourrP 2. Life's a short

summer, man's a flower. 3. By turns we

catch the vital breath and die, and 4.

The cradle and the tomb, alasi so nigh.

5. To be is better far than not to be,

6. 'Though all man's life may seem a

tingody; 7. lutlight cares speak when

mighty dares are dumb, 8. The bottom is:

but shallow whence they come. 9. Your

fate is but the common fate of all. 10.

Unmingled joys here to no man befall.

11. Nature to each allots his prpper

sphere, 12. Fortune makes folly her

peculiari care; 13. Oustom does often

reason overrule, 14. And thiow a cruel

siiishine on a fool.. 15. Live well, how

long or. short, permit to ,

heaven,........ ... i6. Thoy who forgive

most shall be most forgiven. 17. Sin

may be clasped so close we cannot se0

its face18. Vile intercourse where

virtue has not place; , 19. Then keep

each passiori down, however dear; 20.

Thou - pendulun. let?ixt a smile and

tear; . 21. Her sensual snares, let

faithless pleasure lay 22. With craft

and skill to ruin and betray;" 23. Soar.

not too high to fall, but stoop to 24.

We masters grow of all that we despise.

25. O, then renounce that iimpious self.

esteem; 26. Riches have wings, and

grandoui as a dream. 27. Think not

ambition wise ecauso 'tie ..brave,. .

..? , 28. Thi path of glhoy loeds but to

the grave; 29. What is ambition ? 'tie a

gloriousocheat, 30. Only destructive to

the brave and! gresit 81. What's ill the

gaudy glitter of a orown ? 32' The 'way

'to bliss lies not on beds of down. 83.

How long we live, not years, hot

iiotions, tell; . 8.1. Thiat man lives

twico who lives the ilst life:well. 35.

Make then, while yet ys may, your Ged

your triend,, 36. Whom .Christians

worship, yet not com,prehend. "7. 7.

Tuhe trust thlit's given guard, and ;to

yourself to just, 38. For, live'how we

can, yet dio we tiut.