Proverbial Wisdom
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
163. In Folly’s cup still laughs the bubble, Joy.
Essay on Man, Ep. II, line 288
164.
Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night:
God said, ‘Let Newton be!’ and all was light.
Epitaph intended for Sir Isaac Newton
165. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.
Arcadia, Bk I
166. The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.
The Mill on the Floss, Bk VI, Ch. III
167. None think the great unhappy but the great.
Love of Fame, Sat. I
168.
Pleasures are like poppies spread,
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed.
Tam o’ Shanter