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For evil news rides post, while good news baits.
For evil news rides post, while good news baits.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Better be a foole then a knave.
Better be a foole then a knave.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]