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They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
God helps those who help themselves.
God helps those who help themselves.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.