Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.

Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.

A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.

A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.

A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.

A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.

Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.

Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.

If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.

Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.

Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.

Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.