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The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
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.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
