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Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
You shall never want rope enough.
You shall never want rope enough.
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.
The eye will have his part.
The eye will have his part.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.