Novelty in all things is charming.

Novelty in all things is charming.

A word spoken in due season, how good is it!

A word spoken in due season, how good is it!

Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.

Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.

The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.

The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.

It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.

It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.

Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.