So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.

Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.

When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.

When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.

It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.

It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.

Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.

Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.

Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.

Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.

In every country dogges bite.

In every country dogges bite.

Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.

Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.