Aske much to have a little.

Aske much to have a little.

The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?

Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?

A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]

A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more

As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.

He only does it to annoy you.

He only does it to annoy you.

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.

One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.

One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.