O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon,
That monthly changes in her circled orb,
Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.
Romeo and Juliet, Act ii. Sc. 2. SHAKESPEARE.
To be once in doubt,
Is once to be resolved.
Othello, Act iii. Sc. 3. SHAKESPEARE.
INGRATITUDE.
I hate ingratitude more in a man,
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
Twelfth Night, Act iii. Sc. 1. SHAKESPEARE.
He that's ungrateful, has no guilt but one;
All other crimes may pass for virtues in him.
Busiris. DR. E. YOUNG.
Ah, how unjust to Nature and himself
Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent man!
Night Thoughts, Night II. DR. E. YOUNG.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child!
King Lear, Act i. Sc. 4. SHAKESPEARE.
INN.
Shall I not take mine ease in mine inn?
Henry IV., Pt. I. Act iii. Sc. 3. SHAKESPEARE.
Now musing o'er the changing scene
Farmers behind the tavern screen
Collect; with elbows idly pressed
On hob, reclines the corner's guest,
Reading the news to mark again
The bankrupt lists or price of grain.
Puffing the while his red-tipt pipe
He dreams o'er troubles nearly ripe,
Yet, winter's leisure to regale,
Hopes better times, and sips his ale.
The Shepherd's Calendar. J. CLARE.