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Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
Hee that is a master must serve (another).
Hee that is a master must serve (another).
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
If you can't beat them, join them.
If you can't beat them, join them.
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!
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those read more
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar
off.
