Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.

The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.

Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.

Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.

Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.

Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.

All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.

Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.

Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.

He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more

He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]

Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.

Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.