I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

We know this to be all nonsense.

We know this to be all nonsense.

Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.

Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.

When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.

Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.

Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.

Each man has his fancy.

Each man has his fancy.

The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.

The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.