What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?

What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?

Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.

Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.

The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.

The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.

Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.

Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.

The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.

No injury can be complained of by a consenting party.

No injury can be complained of by a consenting party.

The vertue of a coward is suspition.

The vertue of a coward is suspition.

What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.

What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.