Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.

'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.

Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.

Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.

Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more

Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.

I shudder when relating it.

I shudder when relating it.

I am sure care's an enemy to life.

I am sure care's an enemy to life.

A brute without a single redeeming point.

A brute without a single redeeming point.

Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.

Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.

We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more

We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.