What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.

What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.

Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded.
That all the Apostles would have done as they did.

Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded.
That all the Apostles would have done as they did.

A wilful man maun hae his way.

A wilful man maun hae his way.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

In doing we learne.

In doing we learne.

The abuse of cabmen in a block.

The abuse of cabmen in a block.

The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," read more

The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," the lady said,
"Saints cannot taste in heaven."

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.

To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.