174 SYMPATHY IN SORROW F all miseries I hold that chief OF wretched to be, when none coparts our grief. J. WEBSTER 175 176 177 TRUE NOBILITY HE nobleman is he whose noble mind THE is filled with inborn worth, unborrowed from his kind. FOR EMINENCE SUBJECT TO ENVY `OR whoso reaps renown above the rest, EASY THINGS-LITTLE VALUED FOR `OR easie things that may be got at will E. SPENSER 178 SHIPWRECK HE E who has suffered shipwreck, fears to sail POVERTY AND RICHES 'HO with a little cannot be content, 179 WHO 180 WHEN 181 182 183 184 LAWS HEN lawes full power have to sway, we see little or no part there of tyranny. NO DESPITE TO THE DEAD REPROACH we may the living, not the dead; 'tis cowardice to bite the buried. LET'S THE COVETOUS STILL CAPTIVES ET'S live with that small pittance that we have; who covets more is evermore a slave. TRUE SAFETY IS not the walls or purple that defends foor, friends. SORROWS SUCCEED HEN one is past, another care we have; WHEN thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave. 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 THE HAND AND TONGUE WO parts of us successively command, Two the tongue in peace, but then in war the hand. NOTHING FREE-COST NOTHING comes free-cost here; Jove will not let his gifts go from him, if not bought with sweat. ADVERSITY ADVERSITY hurts none but only such G whom whitest fortune dandled has too much. LOSS FROM THE LEAST REAT men by small means oft are overthrown; he's lord of thy life, who contemns his own. PRE ILL GOVERNMENT REPOSTEROUS is that government and rude, when kings obey the wilder multitude. MAN'S DYING PLACE UNCERTAIN MAN AN knows where first he ships himself: but he never can tell where shall his landing be. BAD WAGES FOR GOOD SERVICE IN this misfortune kings do most excel, IN to hear the worst from men when they do well. WHO LAWS HO violates the customs, hurts the health but all the commonwealth. MORE POTENT, LESS PECCANT HE may sins least leave to E that may sin, sins least: leave to transgress GOOD LUCK NOT LASTING IF well the dice run, let's applaud the cast; the happy fortune will not always last. LENITY 'IS the chirurgeon's praise and height of art, 'Tis the cut off out cure the vicious part. OUR OWN SINS UNSEEN THER men's sins we ever bear in mind; 197 198 EXAMPLES LEAD US EXAMPLES lead us, and we likely see, such as the prince is, will his people be. DEVOTION MAKES THE DEITY WHO WHO forms a godhead out of gold or stone makes not a god, but he that prays to one. 199 THE MORE MIGHTY, THE MORE MERCIFUL 200 WHO HO may do most, does least: the bravest will shew mercy there, where they have power to kill. GOLD BEFORE GOODNESS OW rich a man is, all desire to know, 201 202 203 204 OBEDIENCE man so well a kingdom rules, as he Nwho hath himself obeyed the sovereignty. LIFE HEN life with care is overcast, WHE that man's not said to live but last. NO PAINS, NO GAINS F little labour, little are our gains; I man's fortunes are according to his pains. BE COMFORTS IN CROSSES E not dismayed, though crosses cast thee down; thy fall is but the rising to a crown. R. HERRICK 205 206 but the holy place of life, chapel of ease for all men's wearied miseries? M INDISCREET EXPENSE P. MASSINGER ANY have much disabled their estate by rashly shewing a more swelling port than their faint means would grant continuance. 207 INVITAT CVLPAM QVI PECCATVM PRAETERIT N suffering another to be slaughtered 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 IN men shew a naked pathway to their lives, teaching stern murther how to butcher them. THE AFFECTED POPULARITY HE artful dive into the popular heart by humble and familiar courtesy, while purer spirits rather are than seem. IT DEATH AND DISTANCE-THEIR EFFECT T hath been taught us from the primal state that he, which is, was wisht until he were : and the ebbed man comes deared by being lackt. ADV ADVERSITY DVERSITY may mark a brave man's face, to make his heart her vassal. TRIALS VEXATIONS duly borne are but as trials, which Heaven's love to man sends for his good. THRI CONSCIENCE HRICE is he armed that hath his quarrel just, and he but naked, though locked up in steel, whose conscience with injustice is corrupted. THE THREE FEMALE GRACES IS beauty that doth oft make women proud: 'T's beauty that doth oft me them most admired: 'tis government that makes them seem divine. GUILT HAS NO TRUE GAINS WHAT win the guilty gaining what they seek! a dream, a breath, a froth of fleeting joy! for one sweet grape who will the vine destroy? RESPECT DUE FROM PARENTS TO CHILDREN PARENTS, bequeath not to your children's lot the shame that from them no device can take, the blemish that will never be forgot. 216 217 218 219 220 GRIEF HEIGHTENED BY CONTRADICTION DEEP EEP woes roll forward like a mighty flood, which being stopt, the bounding banks o'erflows: grief dallied with nor law nor limit knows. THE SEA NAMQUE nilum pejus W. SHAKESPEARE macerat hemonem quamde mare sævom: vires quoi sunt magnæ, topper confringent importunæ undæ. IF QVOD ADEST BONI CONSVLE NÆVIVS F what we have we use not, and still covet what we have not, we are cajoled by fortune of present bliss, of future by ourselves. WORDS AND ACTIONS R. CUMBERLAND SIC multi, animus quorum atroci junctus malitia est, composita dicta ex pectore evolvunt suo, quæ, quum componas dicta factis, discrepant. N L. ACCIVS THE STRONG OPPRESS THE WEAK ATURA humanis omnia sunt paria: qui potens plus urget: pisces ut sæpe minutos magnus comest: ut aves enecat accipiter. M. TERENTIVS VARRO 221 222 223 SOCIETY WITH ITHOUT good company indeed all dainties lose their true relish and, like painted grapes, are only seen, not tasted. FRIENDSHIP P. MASSINGER HE joys of life are heightened by a friend; THE in all the cares of life we by a friend WANDESFORD COURAGE MOUNTETH WITH OCCASION THE HE wise and active conquer difficulties |