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At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's read more
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's children feel the matin spring
Of life reviving, with reviving day.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Infants manners are moulded more by the example of Parents, then
by stars at their nativities.
Infants manners are moulded more by the example of Parents, then
by stars at their nativities.
