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He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.
Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.