By many indignities we come to dignities.

By many indignities we come to dignities.

Every picture tells a story.

Every picture tells a story.

Man Proposeth, God disposeth.

Man Proposeth, God disposeth.

Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.

Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.

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.

It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is read more

It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is he."

Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.

Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.

He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.