Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.

Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.

So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.

So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.

Men would be angels, angels would be gods.

Men would be angels, angels would be gods.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.

'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.

'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.

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

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

Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.

Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.

Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.

Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.