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No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.
Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
It is difficult to fly without wings.
It is difficult to fly without wings.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.