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Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Stay a little and news will find you.
Stay a little and news will find you.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.