An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.

In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.

The best bred have the best portion.

The best bred have the best portion.

Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!

Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!

Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.

Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.

You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang read more

You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.

Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.

Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.

We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.

We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.