An ill deede cannot bring honour.

An ill deede cannot bring honour.

Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.

Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.

If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.

Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.

Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.

One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.

One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.

Have the courage to do something which deserves transportation if
you want to be somebody.

Have the courage to do something which deserves transportation if
you want to be somebody.

Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]

Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]

My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.

My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.