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All keyes hang not on one girdle.
All keyes hang not on one girdle.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She read more
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Empty Chambers make foolish maides.
Empty Chambers make foolish maides.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
The swiftness of time is infinite, which is the more evident to
those who look back on what has read more
The swiftness of time is infinite, which is the more evident to
those who look back on what has passed.