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In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Who dainties love shall beggars prove.
Who dainties love shall beggars prove.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
