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If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
The faulty stands on his guard.
The faulty stands on his guard.
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with read more
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with her feet unseen
Crushed the wild passion out against the floor.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.