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None is offended but by himselfe.
None is offended but by himselfe.
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
