With but a plank between them and their fate.

With but a plank between them and their fate.

A man of three letters, " F U R."

A man of three letters, " F U R."

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

Short boughs, long vintage.

Short boughs, long vintage.

So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!

So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!

O doul on the day that gae me an old man.

O doul on the day that gae me an old man.

Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your read more

Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your depth.]

No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.

No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.

Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.

Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.