At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.

At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.

Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.

Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.

The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.

The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.

It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it read more

It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.

O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more

O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.

No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner read more

No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devil builds a chapel
hard by.]

Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to read more

Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to anticipate sorrow?
Life's troubles come never too late.

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of read more

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou
art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

He says anything that first comes into his mouth.

He says anything that first comes into his mouth.