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He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.
Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.
A little with quiet is the onely dyet.
A little with quiet is the onely dyet.
The absent partie is still faultie.
The absent partie is still faultie.
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
Building is a sweet impoverishing.