What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.

What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.

Short boughs, long vintage.

Short boughs, long vintage.

The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.

The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.

How well I feathered by nest.

How well I feathered by nest.

When war begins, then hell openeth.

When war begins, then hell openeth.

A great fortune is a great slavery.

A great fortune is a great slavery.

In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]

In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]

Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.

Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.