He that once hitts, is ever bending.

He that once hitts, is ever bending.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.

And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.

Bear and forbear.

Bear and forbear.

And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.

And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.

Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.

Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.

Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.

Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.

An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

The doctors gave her over--to an ass.

The doctors gave her over--to an ass.