I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

That which never has been, never is, and never will be.

That which never has been, never is, and never will be.

The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes
nothing to him but a little mony.

The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes
nothing to him but a little mony.

Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.

Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.

There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.

There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.

They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more

They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]

Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!

Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.

It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.