The nimble-footed mad-cap Prince of Wales,
And his comrades, that daffed the world aside,
And bid it pass.
King Henry IV., Pt. I. Act iv. Sc. 1. SHAKESPEARE.
Is in the very May-morn of his youth,
Ripe for exploits and mighty enterprises.
King Henry V., Act i. Sc. 2. SHAKESPEARE.
We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow;
Our wiser sons, no doubt, will think us so.
Essay on Criticism. A. POPE.
My salad days;
When I was green in judgment.
Antony and Cleopatra, Act iv. Sc. 5. SHAKESPEARE.
The spirit of a youth
That means to be of note, begins betimes.
Antony and Cleopatra, Act iv. Sc. 4. SHAKESPEARE.
Returning, he proclaims by many a grace,
By shrugs and strange contortions of his face,
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam,
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
The Progress of Error. W. COWPER.
Young fellows will be young fellows.
Love in a Village, Act ii. Sc. 2. I. BICKERSTAFF.
Young men soon give and soon forget affronts;
Old age is slow in both.
Canto, Act ii. J. ADDISON.
Ah who, when fading of itself away,
Would cloud the sunshine of his little day!
Now is the May of life. Careering round,
Joy wings his feet, joy lifts him from the ground!
Human Life. S. ROGERS.
Our youth we can have but to-day:
We may always find time to grow old.
Can Love be Controlled by Advice? BISHOP G. BERKELEY.