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Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with read more
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with her feet unseen
Crushed the wild passion out against the floor.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
