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What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.
The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
