Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

The first blow is as much as two.

The first blow is as much as two.

To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.

To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.

To a great night, a great Lanthorne.

To a great night, a great Lanthorne.

The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.

The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.

He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.

He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.

Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.

Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.

Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can read more

Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can wield,
To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.

To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious read more

To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious want,
And, consecrated by the heaven within it,
The sky-blue pool a font.