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The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
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.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.