I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

A pittifull looke askes enough.

A pittifull looke askes enough.

Everyone has his besetting sin.

Everyone has his besetting sin.

Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.

Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.

O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more

O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.

Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.

Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.

War with vices, but peace with individuals.

War with vices, but peace with individuals.

Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.

Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.

Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.

Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.