Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

The shadow of a mighty name.

The shadow of a mighty name.

It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.

It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.

Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
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Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day.

He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same
mistake.

He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same
mistake.

How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!

How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!

Humble Hearts have humble desires.

Humble Hearts have humble desires.

They succeed, because they think they can.

They succeed, because they think they can.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.