Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.

Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.

A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.

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.

A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.

A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.

Who hath no hast in his businesse, mountaines to him seeme
valleys.

Who hath no hast in his businesse, mountaines to him seeme
valleys.

The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.

The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.

'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.

'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.