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Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Great men have reaching hands.
Great men have reaching hands.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.