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Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
The back-doore robs the house.
The back-doore robs the house.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.