Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.

'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.

Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.

Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.

When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.

When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.

To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more

To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.

Never less alone, than when alone.

Never less alone, than when alone.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.

Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!

Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!