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A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
A faire death honours the whole life.
A faire death honours the whole life.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.