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The child is father of the man.
The child is father of the man.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.
Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.
