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Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into read more
Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into sin!
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
Look here, read more
Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
Look here, thou vile, predestined sinner,
Doomed to be roasted for a dinner.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not
ripe.
The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not
ripe.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.