So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.

So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.

The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.

The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.

In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.

In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.

You harp perpetually on the same string.

You harp perpetually on the same string.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.

If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more

It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.

Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.

Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.