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One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
We frolic while 'tis May.
We frolic while 'tis May.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
