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Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Folly growes without watering.
Folly growes without watering.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.
A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.