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Wise in his daily work was he: To fruits of diligence, And not to faiths or polity, He plied his utmost sense. These perfect in their little parts, Whose work is all their prize— Without …
By swaggering could I never thrive, For the rain it raineth every day. — Twelfth Night . The transactions referred to by Caleb Garth as having gone forward between Mr. Bulstrode and Mr. Joshua Rigg …
How much, methinks, I could despise this man Were I not bound in charity against it! —SHAKESPEARE: Henry VIII . One of the professional calls made by Lydgate soon after his return from his wedding-j…
“This figure hath high price: ’t was wrought with love Ages ago in finest ivory; Nought modish in it, pure and noble lines Of generous womanhood that fits all time That too is costly ware; majolica O…
I would not creep along the coast but steer Out in mid-sea, by guidance of the stars. When Dorothea, walking round the laurel-planted plots of the New Hospital with Lydgate, had learned from him tha…
It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present. Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help a…
Pues no podemos haber aquello que queremos, queramos aquello que podremos. Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.— Spanish Proverb . While Lydgate, safely married and with th…
Was never true love loved in vain, For truest love is highest gain. No art can make it: it must spring Where elements are fostering. So in heaven’s spot and hour Springs the little native flower, Dow…
Surely the golden hours are turning gray And dance no more, and vainly strive to run: I see their white locks streaming in the wind— Each face is haggard as it looks at me, Slow turning in the consta…
“A task too strong for wizard spells This squire had brought about; ’T is easy dropping stones in wells, But who shall get them out?” “I wish to God we could hinder Dorothea from knowing this,” said…
