A stone in a well is not lost.

A stone in a well is not lost.

A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more

A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.

None saies his Garner is full.

None saies his Garner is full.

A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.

A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.

Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.

Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.

Rome was not built in a day.

Rome was not built in a day.

They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.

They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my read more

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my vestal vary takes wing.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.