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He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He assigned it to regions more than tropical.
He assigned it to regions more than tropical.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.
Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.