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At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?