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The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
His eyes
Were with his heart. and that was far away.
His eyes
Were with his heart. and that was far away.
Evils have their comfort, good none can support.
Evils have their comfort, good none can support.
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
