A little bench of heedless bishops here

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Schoolmistress (1737-48), Stanza 28.

English (original)

A little bench of heedless bishops here, And there a chancellor in embryo.

— William Shenstone

Pun-provoking thyme.

I trimm'd my lamp, consumed the midnight oil.

Oft has good-nature been the fool's defence, And honest meaning gilded want of sense.

Her cap, far whiter than the driven snow, Emblem right meet of decency does yield.

Love is a pleasing, but a various clime!

Perish the lover, whose imperfect flame Forgets one feature of the nymph he lov'd.