E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.

E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

We are born poets. we become orators.

We are born poets. we become orators.

Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.

Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.

If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be
insulted.

If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be
insulted.

Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.

Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.

Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.

Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.

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.

O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!

O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!