Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.

Waight and measure take away strife.

Waight and measure take away strife.

Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.

Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.

This is no time for staring about.

This is no time for staring about.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.

Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.

A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.

A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.

It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more

It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.

Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.

Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.