I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.

What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.

Beate the dog before the Lyon.

Beate the dog before the Lyon.

The comforters head never akes.

The comforters head never akes.

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

Every bullet has its billet.

Every bullet has its billet.

Health without money is halfe an ague.

Health without money is halfe an ague.

To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.

To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.