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So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
That which sufficeth is not little.
That which sufficeth is not little.
He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea.
[He that will learn to pray, let him read more
He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea.
[He that will learn to pray, let him go to Sea.]
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
It's good tying the sack before it be full.
It's good tying the sack before it be full.