What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?

Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?

The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]

The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.

The faulty stands on his guard.

The faulty stands on his guard.

A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.

A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.

That is not good language which all understand not.

That is not good language which all understand not.

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.

It is not worth a button.

It is not worth a button.