He deliberately thrusts his silly head into the matrimonial
halter.

He deliberately thrusts his silly head into the matrimonial
halter.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

The best manners are stained by haughtiness.

The best manners are stained by haughtiness.

My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.

My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.

The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]

The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]

The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.

The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us
solace ourselves with loves.
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Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us
solace ourselves with loves.
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey.

The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.

The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.