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Mariana in the moated grange.
Mariana in the moated grange.
All the Armes of England will not arme feare.
All the Armes of England will not arme feare.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.
That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
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Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
To him that ever fears he shall be poor.