Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.

Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.

Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

We suffer more in imagination than in reality.

We suffer more in imagination than in reality.

To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.

To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.

All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.

Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.

The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.

The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.

I have cut my leg with my own adze.

I have cut my leg with my own adze.