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Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
You whirled them to the back of beyont.
You whirled them to the back of beyont.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late read more
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late life by Archdeacon Coxe.
