Fancy restrained may be compared to a fountain, which plays highest by diminishing the aperture.

Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, And curs of low degree.

True wisdom consists of tracing effects to their causes.

Fancy restrained may be compared to a fountain, which plays highest by diminishing the aperture.

To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm, than all the gloss of art.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

The first blow is half the battle.