I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.

I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?

The bit that one eates, no friend makes.

The bit that one eates, no friend makes.

Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.

Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.

Nae man can tether time nor tide.

Nae man can tether time nor tide.

There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right read more

There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right cannot exist.

He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.

He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.

Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.

Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.