IF thou to be a slave shouldst will,
Thou'lt get no pity, but fare ill;
And if a master thou wouldst be,
The world will view it angrily;
And if in statu quo thou stay,
That thou art but a fool, they'll say.
1815.* ——- THE WAY TO BEHAVE.
THOUGH tempers are bad and peevish folks swear,
Remember to ruffle thy brows, friend, ne'er;
And let not the fancies of women so fair
E'er serve thy pleasure in life to impair.
1815.* ——- THE BEST.
WHEN head and heart are busy, say,
What better can be found?
Who neither loves nor goes astray,
Were better under ground.
1815.* ——- AS BROAD AS IT'S LONG.
MODEST men must needs endure,
And the bold must humbly bow;
Thus thy fate's the same, be sure,