An old cat sports not with her prey.

An old cat sports not with her prey.

To be too busie gets contempt.

To be too busie gets contempt.

A man perfect to the finger tips.

A man perfect to the finger tips.

The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.

The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.

And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.

And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.

His essences turn the live air sick.

His essences turn the live air sick.

Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.

Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.

Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.