Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.

Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.

Many friends in generall, one in speciall.

Many friends in generall, one in speciall.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.

Thinke of ease, but worke on.

Thinke of ease, but worke on.

A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.

A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.

There is no evil without its compensation.

There is no evil without its compensation.

Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.

Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.

Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.

The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.

The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.