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A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
Time flies never to be recalled.
Time flies never to be recalled.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.