It is not permitted that we should know everything.

It is not permitted that we should know everything.

Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more

As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.

He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.

He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.

When you have set yourself a task finish it.

When you have set yourself a task finish it.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.

He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.

The Smith and his penny both are black.

The Smith and his penny both are black.