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France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]
No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.