I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

But who alas! can love and then be wise?

But who alas! can love and then be wise?

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.

Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.

Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.

Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.

Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.

Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.

A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]

A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.

It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.