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He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
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Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
