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Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.
Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
A man suffers death himself as often as he loses those dear to
him.
A man suffers death himself as often as he loses those dear to
him.
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.