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Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]
Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
A woman conceales what shee knowes not.
A woman conceales what shee knowes not.
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.