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The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless read more
A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights
To him who wears the regal diadem.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
He did not care a button for it.
He did not care a button for it.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.