Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at read more

Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.

Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.

Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.

As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.

When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.

The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.

The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.

He makes a great row but does nothing.

He makes a great row but does nothing.

The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.

The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.

He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.

He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.