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An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more read more
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
