At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's read more

At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's children feel the matin spring
Of life reviving, with reviving day.

Man naturally yearns for novelty.

Man naturally yearns for novelty.

A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more

A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.

Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Men at some times are masters of their fates.

Men at some times are masters of their fates.

'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.

'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.

Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.

Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.

Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?

Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?