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Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
Patience, time and money accommodate all things.
Patience, time and money accommodate all things.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far read more
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.
