The king can drink the best of wine -So can I;And has enough when he would dine -So have I;And can not order rain or shine -Nor can I.Then where's the difference - let me see -Betwixt my lord the king and me?

Old Tubal Cain was a man of might In the days when earth was young.

An arrow may fly through the air and leave no trace; but an ill thought leaves a trail like a serpent.

In reading The History of Nations, we find that, like individuals, they have their whims and their peculiarities, their seasons of excitement and recklessness, when they care not what they do. We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion, and run after it, till their attention is caught by some new folly more captivating than the first.

Water is the mother of the vine, the nurse and fountain of fecundity, the adorner and refresher of the world.

But the sunshine aye shall light the sky, As round and round we run; And the truth shall ever come uppermost, And justice shall be done.

If happy I and wretched he, Perhaps the king would change with me.