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To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
None is offended but by himselfe.
None is offended but by himselfe.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]