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So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?
Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?
A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe.
A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
Every mile is two in winter.
Every mile is two in winter.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
There are more men threatned then stricken.