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Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and
that which we ourselves possess is most read more
The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and
that which we ourselves possess is most pleasing to others.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.