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There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.