Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel.
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year.
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
All is possible for those who dare to die!
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.