Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.

Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.

What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.

What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.

While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her read more

While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her silver sound,
Is wont with spede to send redresse.

Apollo does not always bend his bow.

Apollo does not always bend his bow.

Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.

Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.

What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.

What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.

Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.

Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.

A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.

A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.

Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.

Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.