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'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.