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,