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To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.