Proverbial Wisdom

Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.

49. Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find;
Occasion, once past by, is bald behind.

Abraham Cowley (1618-1667)

Pyramus and Thisbe, XV

50. Who hears music, feels his solitude
Peopled at once.

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

Balaustion’s Adventure

51. Get place and wealth, if possible with grace;
If not, by any means get wealth and place.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

Imitations of Horace, Bk I, Ep. I

52. The first act’s doubtful, but we say
It is the last commends the play.

Robert Herrick (1591-1674)

Hesperides, 225

53. An open foe may prove a curse,
But a pretended friend is worse.

John Gay (1685-1732)

Fables, Pt I, Fable XVII

54. For all our works a recompence is sure: ’Tis sweet to think on what was hard t’ endure.

Robert Herrick (1591-1674)

Hesperides, 851