Of what avail are pedigrees?

Of what avail are pedigrees?

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

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.

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.

Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.

The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void
of knowledge, or of the fear of read more

The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void
of knowledge, or of the fear of God.

Good cheape is deare.

Good cheape is deare.

It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.

It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.