Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate read more

Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.

This is the reward of my folly.

This is the reward of my folly.

Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.

Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.

An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]

An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my read more

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my vestal vary takes wing.

And maidens call it--Love in idleness.

And maidens call it--Love in idleness.

At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.

At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.

Divine grace was never slow.

Divine grace was never slow.

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to read more

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.