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Laughter
Leaves us doubly serious shortly after.
Laughter
Leaves us doubly serious shortly after.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.