Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more

Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.

Jest not in earnest.

Jest not in earnest.

In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.

In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.

Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can read more

Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can wield,
To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.

Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.

Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.

The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.

The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.

Everything in art is but a copy of nature.

Everything in art is but a copy of nature.

The House shewes the owner.

The House shewes the owner.