Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]

The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]

The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.

The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.

The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," read more

The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," the lady said,
"Saints cannot taste in heaven."

And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.

And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.

Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.

To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more

To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.

The best manners are stained by haughtiness.

The best manners are stained by haughtiness.