When the weather is mild, they stand leaning with both their arms upon the corn-field fence, and gravely consider whether they had best go and take a Small Heat at the Hough: but generally find reasons to put it off till another time. -William Byrd

 

When the weather is mild, they stand leaning with both their arms upon the corn-field fence, and gravely consider whether they had best go and take a Small Heat at the Hough: but generally find reasons to put it off till another time.


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Care to dispend according to thy store,And in like sort be mindful of the poor.

William Byrd

When the weather is mild, they stand leaning with both their arms upon the corn-field fence, and gravely consider whether they had best go and take a Small Heat at the Hough: but generally find reasons to put it off till another time.

William Byrd

My mind to me a kingdom is;Such perfect joy therein I find,As far exceeds all earthly blissThat God and Nature hath assigned.

William Byrd

I don't know why, ... It's kind of neat to watch.

William Byrd

There is but one way of converting these poor infidels and reclaiming them from barbarity, and that is charitably to intermarry with them, according to the modern policy of the Most Christian King in Canada and Louisiana.

William Byrd