And send not, when yourselves can go;
Nor till to-morrow’s light delay
What might as well be done to-day.
By steady efforts all men thrive,
And long by moderate labor live;
While eager toil and anxious care,
Health, strength, and peace, and life impair.
“Nor think a life of toil severe;
No life has blessings so sincere.
Its meals are luscious, sleep so sweet,