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Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
I am sure care's an enemy to life.
I am sure care's an enemy to life.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.