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Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.
He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
