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A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.
Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.