360 13. KISS-LAUGHTER. The man, whom heaven appoints To govern others, should himself first learn 14. Let him maintain his power, but not increase it; T'administer, to guard, t'adorn the state, 16. At princes let but satire lift his gun, COWPER'S Task. 17. The more their feathers fly, the more the fun! E'en the whole world, blockheads and men of letters, DR. WOLCOT's Peter Pindar. A crown! what is it? It is to bear the miseries of a people; HANNAH MORE. 18. Ill do you know the spectral forms that wait LORD JOHN RUSSELL. KISS. (See EMBRACE.) LAUGHTER.-(See CHEERFULNESS.) LAW LAWYERS. 1. It often falls, in course of common life, That right long time is overborne of wrong, SPENSER'S Fairy Queen. 2. The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, Dead to infliction, to themselves are dead; 4. Multitudes of laws are signs either of Much tyranny in the prince, or much Rebellious disobedience in the subject. SHAKSPEARE. SHAKSPEARE. 5. I oft have heard him say how he admir'd 6. The good need fear no law; 7. Laws do not put the least restraint For wholesome laws preserve us free, MARSTON. BEN JONSON. MASSINGER. BUTLER'S Hudibras. 362 LAWYERS - LEARNING. 8. There was on both sides much to say: He'd hear the cause another day; And so he did-and then a third He heard it then, he kept his word, Long bills, and answers stuff'd with lies, 9. For forms of government let fools contest; Whatever's best administer'd is best. 10. Each state must have its policies: DEAN SWIFT. Kingdoms have edicts, cities have their charters; 11. No thief e'er felt the halter draw, With good opinion of the law. POPE. TRUMBULL'S McFingal. 12. Are not our laws alike for high and low? CHARLES WEST THOMSON. 13. Unjust decrees they make, and call them just, And we submit to them-because we must. J. T. WATSON. LAWYERS.- (See Law.) LEARNING.-(See EDUCATION.) LETTERS. 1. Here are a few of the unpleasant'st words That ever blotted paper. 2. Full oft have letters caus'd the writers To curse the day they were inditers. SHAKSPEARE. BUTLER'S Hudibras. 3. Heaven first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid; They live, they speak, they breathe what love inspires, The virgin's wish without her fears impart, POPE'S Eloisa. 4. The earth has nothing like a she epistle, Which, like a creed, ne'er says all it intends. Take care what you reply to such a letter. BYRON'S Don Juan. 5. Do you like letter-reading? If you do, I have some twenty dozen very pretty ones; 6. When absent far from those we love, Is there a charm the heart can fetter? EPES SARGENT. 364 7. LIBERTY-LIFE. When he had A letter from his lady dear, he bless'd BAILEY'S Festus. 8. Well, Mary, I've seen your nice billet, J. T. WATSON. LIBERTY. — (See FREEDOM.) LIFE.. 1. O, why do wretched men so much desire And thousand perils which them still await? SPENSER'S Fairy Queen. 2. Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player, SHAKSPEARE. |