Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.

Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.

It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.

It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.

Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.

Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.

Time is the Rider that breakes youth.

Time is the Rider that breakes youth.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.

Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.

Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.

Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.

Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.