Small minds are captivated by trifles.

Small minds are captivated by trifles.

Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.

Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.

He that lives most dies most.

He that lives most dies most.

Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.

Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?

The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.

The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.

There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.

'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.

'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.