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Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
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Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
Of guiltless joy that guilt can know.
That which two will, takes effect.
That which two will, takes effect.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
No one can have all he desires.
No one can have all he desires.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.