The Sih-Tsuh

‘The cricket appears in the hall,
And towards its close draws the year.
Then let us to-day to pleasure give way,
Hre the days and months disappear.
But duty should have our first thought ;
Indulgence we strictly must bound.
Take heed lest the joy our reason destroy :—
The good man looks out and around.

The cricket appears in the hall,
And the year is fast passing on.
Then let us to-day to pleasure give way,
Ere the days and months shall be gone.
But some things our care still demand ;
Against all excess we must guard.
Take heed lest the joy our reason destroy :—
The good man thinks no toil too hard.

The cricket appears in the hall;
The need for our carts is all o’er.
Then let us to-day to pleasure give way,
Ere the days and months be no more.
But first think of griefs that may come ;
Between the extremes keep the mean.
Take heed lest the joy our reason destroy :—
The good man is calm and serene.