Still harping on my daughter.

Still harping on my daughter.

Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more

Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.

Better to be blinde, then to see ill.

Better to be blinde, then to see ill.

Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.

Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.

Humble Hearts have humble desires.

Humble Hearts have humble desires.

Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.

Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.

There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more

There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more

To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.

Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.

Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.