Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.

And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.

I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.

Like a dog he hunts in dreams.

Like a dog he hunts in dreams.

It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more

It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.

Avoid excess.

Avoid excess.

Suffer and expect.

Suffer and expect.

We make allowance for necessity.

We make allowance for necessity.