“Years hence, perhaps, may dawn an age, More fortunate, alas! than we, Which without hardness will be sage, And gay without frivolity.” YearsMayAgeGayFortunateDawnSageAlasHardnessFrivolity Book:A selection of his poems Source: A selection of his poems
“Alas! fond child, How are thy thoughts beguil'd To hope for honey from a nest of wasps? Thou may'st as well Go seek for ease in hell, Or sprightly nectar from the mouths of asps. The world's a hive, From whence thou canst derive No good, but what thy soul's vexation brings: But case thou meet Some petty-petty sweet, Each drop is guarded with a thousand stings.” WorldWellsMayChildrenSoulCasesHellSweetThousandMouthsEaseHoneyAlasPettyNestsGuardedHivesNectarVexationWasps Book:Emblems divine and moral Source: Emblems divine and moral