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The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
And all may think which way their judgments lead 'em.
And all may think which way their judgments lead 'em.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
Out of mind, when out of view.
Out of mind, when out of view.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.