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Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.
Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.