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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).
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
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Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
Of guiltless joy that guilt can know.