The honied tongue hath its poison.

The honied tongue hath its poison.

He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]

He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]

We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.

We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.

Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]

Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]

You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]

You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]

When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.

When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!

He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.

He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.

A jade eates as much as a good horse.

A jade eates as much as a good horse.