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The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
