Every one can master a grief, but he that has it. Known virtue bears the privilege of trust. 75 Ill can he stay whom love doth press to stay. It is no mean happiness to be stated in the mean. 80 Mirth bars a thousand harms and lengthens life. Love can give no man place; brook no denial. 85 Fools think that all is fortune. The wise and virtuous pity enemies. Do what you please, so that it be becoming. The great in villainy are little valiant. 90 Stern looks sometimes dwell with a gentle heart. Their fears are most who know not what they fear. Hateful to God and to good men are lies. 95 To the sorrowful sorrow seems to dwell everywhere. To the poor exile all the world's his way. In vain comes counsel to a self-closed ear. 100 What must perforce be done, as willing do. Poise every cause in the equal scale of justice. No punishment should exceed the law's commission. A wound being green, there is great hope of help. 105 Hide not a poisonous act with sugared words. Judgment in truth belongs to God alone. Suspicion thinks the least signs probable. What stronger breastplate than a heart untainted? Bad habits taught are bid in vain to cease. 110 True nobility is exempt from fear. Much rain wears the marble. Trust not to him that once hath broken faith. Give not more strength to that which has too much. 115 None can e'er cure their harms by wailing them. Be not ta'en tardy by unwise delay. Saying and doing well should yoke together. A friendly eye is slow to see small faults. Nothing's so hard but search will find it out. Yet in thy thriving still misdoubt some evil. 130 Scorn no man's love though of a mean degree. Sum up at night what thou hast done by day. AMBITION 00 often those who entertain ambition 132 133 PASSION DEAF T is but wasting time to counsel those 134 135 135 137 138 ADVANTAGE OF TRAVELLING 'IS useful oft to perfecting a man 'TIS IF that he be tried and tutored in the world. CHILDREN HILDREN are bound by virtue to maintain the credit of good parents. COURAGE AND HOPE OURAGE and hope are provident in peril, and vanquish greatest dangers. ENEMY-A NOBLE CONSOLES F one should be a prey, how much the better to fall before the lion than the wolf, FALSE FRIENDS HAPPIER is he that has no friends to feed, such as do e'en enemies exceed. 139 DISPOSITION MAY BE CORRUPTED BY POWER 140 141 142 143 144 A GOOD and virtuous nature may recoil in an imperial charge. FOLLY MOST NOTED IN THE WISE FOL OLLY in fools bears not so strong a note, HE bird, that hath been limed in a bush, Twith trembling wings misdoubteth every bush. A PREVENTION LITTLE fire is quickly trodden out; THE PASSION HE mind by passion driven from its firm hold becomes a feather to each wind that blows. 145 EXERTION OUR DUTY, NOT LAMENTATION EASE to lament for that thou canst not help; 146 147 148 149 150 WHAT REGRET TOO LATE HAT our contempts do often hurl from us, we wish it our's again. FILIAL INGRATITUDE HOW sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child. CAR ANXIETY USELESS 'ARE is no cure but rather corrosive MARRIAGE MARRIAGE is a matter of more worth SMA than to be dealt in by attorneyship. SOUND WITHOUT STRENGTH MALL curs are not regarded when they grin, but great men tremble when the lion roars, WILL ACCEPTED AS THE DEED 151 WHAT 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 poor willing duty cannot do, noble respect accepts as done. INNOCENCE-UNSUSPICIOUS UNSTAINED thoughts do seldom dream of evil; birds never limed no secret bushes fear. KINGS SHOULD BE AN EXAMPLE PRING RINCES should be the glass, the school, the book where subjects' eyes may learn and read and look. DEATH WELCOME TO THE UNHAPPY WHE HEN that is gone for which we sought to live, wretched no longer we have fear to die. Suffering AGGRAVATED BY CONTRAST TIS double death to die in sight of shore: he ten times pines that pines beholding food. BEAUTY BEAUTY in holy antique hours was seen without all ornament, itself and true. LIFE-A LOAN NATURE'S but does. JATURE'S bequest gives nothing; but does lend, LOVE GIVES IDEAL VALUE HINGS base and vile, holding no quality, THINGS base and and quality THE WORLD'S A STAGE IS fit we hold the world but as the world, 'T's stage where every man must play his part. IMMODERATE WEALTH, HOW POOR HEY are sick that surfeit with too much Tas they that starve with nothing. VICE IMITATES VIRTUE Tsome shew of virtue in its outward parts. HERE scarce is vice so simple but assumes 'TIS DANGER-PREVENTION IS wiser to prevent an urgent danger, 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 ENCOURAGEMENT UNDER CALAMITY THIN HINGS at the worst will cease; or e'en climb upward to what they were before. CIVIL WAR-UNNATURAL THE E Iwith that dear blood which it hath fostered. PRODIGALITY ARN what you spend: and spend not basely that which worthy hands have honourably won. DEATH THE FRIEND OF THE UNHAPPY UST death, the umpire of men's miseries, E careful the ship split not on a rock, THEY EXTERNAL ELEVATION HEY that stand high have many blasts to shake them, and if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces. MEMORY OF THE DEAD EN'S evil manners live in brass: their virtues we write in water. EXTREMES of fortune are true wisdom's test, and he's of men most wise, who bears them best. FOR FORGIVENESS R. CUMBERLAND ORGIVENESS to the injured does belong, THE FUTURE ONE can the turns of Providence foresee, NONE H' SYMPATHY LESSENS grief E oft finds medicine who his griefe imparts, but double griefs afflict concealing harts. E. SPENSER |