Better a bad excuse, than none at all.

Better a bad excuse, than none at all.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.

Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.

To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.

To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.

We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.

We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.

The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.

The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.

Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.

Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.

By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.

By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.

Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!

Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!