Admire the capers you will cut perchance,
Nor mind the mischief to your neighbors?
"Age!
Age and experience bring discouragement,"
You taunt me: I maintain the opposite.
Am I discouraged who—perceiving health,
Strength, beauty, as they tempt the eye of soul,
Are uncombinable with flesh and blood—
Resolve to let my body live its best,
And leave my soul what better yet may be