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Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.
Divine grace was never slow.
Divine grace was never slow.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.