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Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.
Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
The eye will have his part.
The eye will have his part.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.