I will make thee think thy swan a crow.
Vanity keeps persons in favor with themselves who are out of favor with all others.
I had rather be a kitten and cry mew Than one of these same metre ballet-mongers.
We must follow, not force Providence.
What else may hap, to time I will commit.
I rather would entreat thy company; To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than, living dully sluggardized at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.