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'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
I can tell thee where that saying was born, of 'I fear no
colors.'
I can tell thee where that saying was born, of 'I fear no
colors.'
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
O that Jupiter would but bring back to me the years that have
passed!
O that Jupiter would but bring back to me the years that have
passed!
Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.