Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.

Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.

Virtue alone is happiness below.

Virtue alone is happiness below.

The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.

The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.

He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.

He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.

Some evils are cured by contempt.

Some evils are cured by contempt.

I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.

I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.

He that gives me small gifts would have me live.

He that gives me small gifts would have me live.