A gift much expected is paid, not given.

A gift much expected is paid, not given.

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime read more

Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime itself.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.

When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.

When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.

Faire language grates not the tongue.

Faire language grates not the tongue.

In the end truth will out.

In the end truth will out.

The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.

The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.

Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.

Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.