He that lives most dies most.

He that lives most dies most.

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.

Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.

Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.

Springes to catch woodcocks.

Springes to catch woodcocks.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.

Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.

What mighty contests rise from trivial things.

What mighty contests rise from trivial things.

Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.