S. AMBROS. Humility is a rare thing in a young man, therefore to be admired: when youth is vigorous, when strength is firm, when blood is hot, when cares are strangers, when mirth is free, then pride swelleth, and humility is despised. EPIG. 10. To the old man. Thy years are newly grey, his newly green ! And thine are the two tropics of man's age. ECCLE ECCLESIASTES xi. 9. Rejoice, O young man, and let thy heart chear thee, but know, 1. c.. OW flux,* how alterable is the date HOW How hurry'd on the clippingt wings Of Time, and driv'n upon the wheels of Fate! How one condition brings The leading prologue to another state! No transitory things can last: Change waits on Time, and Time is wing'd with haste Time present's but the ruin of Time past. 2. Behold how change hath inch'd away thy span; And how thy light doth burn Nearer and nearer to thine urn! For this dear waste, what satisfaction can Thy shortened days, but this the style of man? New tunn'd and working: he's a middle stair 3. His breast is tinder apt to entertain The sparks of Cupid's fire, Whose new-blown flames must now inquire Whose painful pleasure is but pleasing pain: *Flux; i. e. flitting. + Clipping; i. e, swift flying. His $ His life's a sickness, that doth rise From a hot liver, whilst his passion lies Expecting cordials from his mistress' eyes. 4. His stage is strew'd with thorns, and deck'd with flow'rs; His year sometimes appears A minute; and his minutes, years : His doubtful weather's sunshine mix'd with show'rs ; His life's a medly, made of sweets and sours ; 5. Do, waste thine inch, proud span of living earth, In slavish freedom; let thy ways And lavish plenty still fore-runs a dearth : SEN. |