Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.

The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables.

Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.

Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.

Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.

Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.

That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.

That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.

Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.

Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.

This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.

This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.

The truly noble mind has no resentments.

The truly noble mind has no resentments.