All powerful is the rule of fashion.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be
insulted.

If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be
insulted.

Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.

Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.

Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]

Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]

Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]

Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]

A white wall is the paper of a foole.

A white wall is the paper of a foole.

How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more

How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.

Speech is silvern, silence is golden.

Speech is silvern, silence is golden.