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The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
Often a silent face has voice and words.
[Lat., Saepe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet.]
Often a silent face has voice and words.
[Lat., Saepe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet.]
We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.
We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
