Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more read more

Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood.

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

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

Like people, like priest.

Like people, like priest.

Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]

Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]

The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.

The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.

To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).

To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).

Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.

Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.

It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.

It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.

Evening words are not like to morning.

Evening words are not like to morning.