Maxioms by Ben Jonson
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise
man speaks.
To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise
man speaks.
Nature herself was proud of his designs,
And joyed to wear the dressing of his lines!
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Nature herself was proud of his designs,
And joyed to wear the dressing of his lines!
Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit,
As since, she will vouchsafe no other wit.
Hang sorrow, care 'll kill a cat.
Hang sorrow, care 'll kill a cat.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
