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.
217.
When lovely woman stoops to folly,
And finds too late that men betray,
What charm can soothe her melancholy
What art can wash her guilt away?
The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance to her lover,
And wring his bosom is — to die.
The Vicar of Wakefield, Chap. XXIV
218.
All things that are,
Are with more spirit chased than enjoy’d.
Merchant of Venice (Gratiano), Act II, Scene VI
219. ’Tis the good reader that makes the good book.
Success
220.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow’s sun to thee may never rise.
Letter to Cobham
221.
He that’s merciful
Unto the bad, is cruel to the good.
The Muses’ Looking Glass
222.
The world agrees,
That he writes well who thinks with ease;
Then he, by sequel logical,
Writes best who never thinks at all.
Epistle to Fleetwood Shephard