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The goddess was discovered by her gait.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
This is the reward of my folly.
This is the reward of my folly.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
Two heads are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.