Accuse not Nature: she hath done her part;
Do thou but thine.
18
MILTON: _Par. Lost,_ Bk. viii., Line 561.


=Achievements.=

Great things thro' greatest hazards are achiev'd,
And then they shine.
19
BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER: _Loyal Subject,_ Act i., Sc. 5.


=Acquaintance.=

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o' lang syne?
20
BURNS: _Auld Lang Syne._


=Action.=

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
21
SHAKS.: _Othello,_ Act ii., Sc. 3.