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Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can read more
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can wield,
To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay read more
Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay to supplicate the Gods,
And made a Polly-theist of a Parrot!
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
This world is nothing except it tend to another.
This world is nothing except it tend to another.
When you will, they wont, when you wont, they will.
When you will, they wont, when you wont, they will.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
