Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.

Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.

The body is more drest then the soule.

The body is more drest then the soule.

Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.

Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.

If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.

If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.

Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.

Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; read more

A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?

What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.