When beggars die, there are no comets seen: / The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes. Jul. Cæs., ii. 2.
When brothers part for manhood's race, / What gift may most endearing prove / To keep fond memory in her place, / And certify a brother's love? / ... No fading frail memorial give / To sooth his soul when thou art gone, / But wreathes of hope for aye to live, / And thoughts of good together done. Keble.
When caught by a tempest, wherever it be, / If it lightens and thunders, beware of a tree. Pr.
When children stand quiet, they have done some harm. Pr.
When children, we are sensualists; when in 15 love, idealists. Goethe.
When clouds appear like rocks and towers, / The earth's refreshed with frequent showers. Pr.
When clouds appear, wise men put on their cloaks; / When great leaves fall, the winter is at hand. Rich. III., ii. 3.
When death comes, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity. George Eliot.
When desperate ills demand a speedy cure, distrust is cowardice and prudence folly. Johnson.
When did friendship take / A breed for barren 20 metal of his friend? Mer. of Ven., i. 2.