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Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be
overturned.
Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be
overturned.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those read more
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar
off.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]