The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

The cholerick man never wants woe.

The cholerick man never wants woe.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!

Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!

For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.

For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.

Charity sees the need not the cause.

Charity sees the need not the cause.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.

There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.

Just staying one day ahead of yesterday.

Just staying one day ahead of yesterday.