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The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the
horse is lost, for read more
For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the
horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.