1107
Full oft have letters caused the writers
To regret the day they were inditers.
1108
Letters which are sometimes warmly sealed, are often but coldly opened.
—Richter.
1109
FOR LIBERALITY.
Though safe thou think'st thy treasure lies,
Hidden in chests from human eyes,
A fire may come, and it may be
Bury'd, my friend, as far from thee.
Thy vessel that yon ocean stems,
Loaded with golden dust and gems,
Purchased with so much pains and cost,
Yet in a tempest may be lost.
Pimps, and a lot of others,—a thankless crew,
Priests, pickpockets, and lawyers too,
All help by several ways to drain,
Thanking themselves for what they gain.
The liberal are secure alone,
For what we frankly give, forever is our own.
—Lord Lansdowne.