The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.

The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.

An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.

An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.

There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our read more

There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our bad neighbor makes us early stirrers,
Which is both healthful, and good husbandry.

What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.

What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.

He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.

He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.

Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.

Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.

It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.

It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to read more

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.

Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.

Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.