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Hee that lives well is learned enough.
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth
not.
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth
not.
If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.
If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
With taper-light
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish.
With taper-light
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
