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Nothing can come of nothing.
Nothing can come of nothing.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears read more
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears it.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by read more
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
