Poems (Lassen)/Advice
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ADVICE
TO CHARMING YOUTH
TO CHARMING YOUTH
ALTHO' your weary soul is aching,
Your thoughts are e'er so sad,
E'en tho' your heart is torn and breaking
To the World be always glad.
Your thoughts are e'er so sad,
E'en tho' your heart is torn and breaking
To the World be always glad.
Trust not your friends, tho' these are many
You think are thine in need;
A silent tongue is ne'er an en'my,
'Tis wiser much indeed.
You think are thine in need;
A silent tongue is ne'er an en'my,
'Tis wiser much indeed.
For envy is the World's true malice,
With hate, goes hand in hand,
E'en noble hearts and minds grow callous,
And greed hard to withstand.
With hate, goes hand in hand,
E'en noble hearts and minds grow callous,
And greed hard to withstand.
Ah, Time will tell to all the doubting,
If my maxim be not true;
Experience is a guiding master,
His followers ne'er rue.
If my maxim be not true;
Experience is a guiding master,
His followers ne'er rue.