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He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
The question is yet before the court.
The question is yet before the court.
Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has
learnt.
Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has
learnt.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
