Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.

Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?

Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?

The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.

The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.

Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.

Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more

Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.

A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless read more

A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights
To him who wears the regal diadem.

We know this to be all nonsense.

We know this to be all nonsense.