How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more

How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.

The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.

The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.

It's an ill councell that hath no escape.

It's an ill councell that hath no escape.

Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.

Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.

Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
Look here, read more

Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
Look here, thou vile, predestined sinner,
Doomed to be roasted for a dinner.

Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.

Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.

Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.

Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, read more

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, will never bee handsome, strong, rich, or wise.