Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?

Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?

But, oh! the love that gold must crown!

But, oh! the love that gold must crown!

An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]

An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both
of them.

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both
of them.

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

The love of money grows as money grows.

The love of money grows as money grows.

Springes to catch woodcocks.

Springes to catch woodcocks.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.

Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.