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Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then read more
Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then either of them both.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Who dainties love shall beggars prove.
Who dainties love shall beggars prove.
There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.
There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.