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The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my read more
I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my vestal vary takes wing.
Every mile is two in winter.
Every mile is two in winter.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
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.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.