Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.

Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.

This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.

This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.

But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.

A good pay-master starts not at assurances.

A good pay-master starts not at assurances.

An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.

An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.

The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.

The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.

None but the brave deserve the fair.

None but the brave deserve the fair.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.