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It is better to have wings then hornes.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.