The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.

The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.

My poverty, but not my will consents.

My poverty, but not my will consents.

How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more

How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.

He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.

He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.

Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.

Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.

Sweep on, you fat and greasy citizens;
'Tis just the fashion. Wherefore do you look
Upon that read more

Sweep on, you fat and greasy citizens;
'Tis just the fashion. Wherefore do you look
Upon that poor and broken bankrupt there?

Unto the pure all things are pure.

Unto the pure all things are pure.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

There is great force hidden in a sweet command.

There is great force hidden in a sweet command.