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That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.
That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.
Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far read more
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.
He comes not in my books.
He comes not in my books.
The question is yet before the court.
The question is yet before the court.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.