Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

Live according to your income.

Live according to your income.

The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.

The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.

Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.

Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.

See the effect of commercial intercourse.

See the effect of commercial intercourse.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.

Mariana in the moated grange.

Mariana in the moated grange.