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The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.