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Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
A woman's general. What should we fear?
A woman's general. What should we fear?
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.