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One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
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.]
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.