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.
553.
Time, place, and action, may with pains be wrought,
But Genius must be born; and never can be taught.
Letter X. To Congreve, on the Double Dealer
554. Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.
Proverbs, Bk I, Ch. XI
555.
Weariness
Can snore upon the flint, when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.
Cymbeline (Belarius), Act III, Scene VI
556.
Genius, like all heavenly light,
Can blast as well as bless the sight.
Stanzas to the Author of Mont Blanc
557.
How sour sweet music is,
When time is broke, and no proportion kept!
So is it in the music of men’s lives.
Richard II (Richard), Act V, Scene V
558. None but the brave deserves the fair.
Alexander’s Feast