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Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away.
Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
Still rolls and to all time shall roll the tumbling flood.
Still rolls and to all time shall roll the tumbling flood.
