To-morrow is beyond your pow’r;

Perhaps the fondly-promis’d hour

May lay you in the dust.

If now with health your pulse beats high,

And joy sits sparkling in your eye,

Yet be the flame represt;

Your sails, while fav’ring zephyrs kiss,

With moderation taste the bliss,

That warms your swelling breast.

Nor deem fair virtue’s rules severe,