Step after step the ladder is ascended.

Step after step the ladder is ascended.

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.

He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]

He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]

What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?

What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?

Buy at a faire, but sell at home.

Buy at a faire, but sell at home.

Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?

Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?

Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.

Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.

Good things soon find a purchaser.

Good things soon find a purchaser.

So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!

So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!