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No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]
In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.