The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.

The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.

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.

Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?

Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?

O doul on the day that gae me an old man.

O doul on the day that gae me an old man.

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

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

Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more

Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]

She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.