The ring of Faustus versuri

Versuri Eugene Lee-Hamilton – The ring of Faustus lyrics

There is a tale of Faustus, — that one day
Lucretia the Venetian, then his love,
Had, while he slept, the rashness to remove
His magic ring, when fair as a god he lay;

And that a sudden horrible decay
O’erspread his face; a hundred wrinkles wove
Their network on his cheek; while she above
His slumber crouched, and watched him shrivel away.

There is upon Life’s hand a magic ring —
The ring of Faith-in-Good, Life’s gold of gold;
Remove it not, lest all Life’s charm take wing;

Remove it not, lest straightway you behold
Life’s cheek fall in, and every earthly thing
Grow all at once unutterably old.