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Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
A valiant mans looke is more then a cowards sword.
A valiant mans looke is more then a cowards sword.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.