An Essay with a Sonnet Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun. Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; and remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgement. Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for youth and the prime of life are vanity. The Coming of the Evil Days Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth: Or ever the evil days come, Or ever the sun. When the sound of the grinding is low, Yea, they shall be afraid of that which is high. And the almond tree shall blossom, Because man goeth to his long home, Or ever the silver cord be loosed, And the dust return to the earth, |