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It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
Wee know not who lives or dies.
Wee know not who lives or dies.