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Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.