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The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
Dearths foreseene come not.
Dearths foreseene come not.
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
