Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.

We plough the sand on the sea shore.

We plough the sand on the sea shore.

He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.

He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.

Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.

Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.

What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.

What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.

Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.

Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.

Preferment goes by letter and affection.

Preferment goes by letter and affection.

Make good use of your time, it flies fast.

Make good use of your time, it flies fast.

Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.

Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.