Smiles From Reason Flow, To Brute Deny'd,

The Superior Man Acquaints Himself With Many Sayings Of Antiquity And Many Deeds Of The Past, In Order To Strengthen His Character Thereby.

In Vain Doth Valour Bleed, While Avarice And Rapine Share The Land.

Zeal And Duty Are Not Slow But On Occasion's Forelock Watchful Wait.

Sometime Let Gorgeous Tragedy In Sceptred Pall Come Sweeping By, Presenting Thebes, Or Pelops' Line, Or The Tale Of Troy Divine.

The Never-ending Flight Of Future Days.