Look not thou on beauty's charming, Sit thou still when kings are arming. Taste not when the
wine-cup glistens, Speak not when the
people listens, Stop thine ear
against the singer, From the red gold
keep thy finger, Vacant heart, and
hand, and eye, Easy live and quiet
die.
1819 The Bride of Lammermoor, ch.3 (Lucy Ashton's song).
