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'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the read more
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the superstructure should
collapse in ruin.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
To deceive ones selfe is very easie.
To deceive ones selfe is very easie.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.