What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my read more

Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!

Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.

Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.

So enjoy the pleasures of the hour as not to spoil those that are
to follow.

So enjoy the pleasures of the hour as not to spoil those that are
to follow.

He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more

He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.

The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.

The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.

Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.

Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.

A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.

A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.

Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.

Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.