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A man of three letters, " F U R."
A man of three letters, " F U R."
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.