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Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
[Lat., Idem Accio quod Titio jus esto.]
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
[Lat., Idem Accio quod Titio jus esto.]
Married in haste we may repent at leisure.
Married in haste we may repent at leisure.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non read more
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.]
My sun has not yet set for ever.
My sun has not yet set for ever.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.