One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.

One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.

She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her read more

She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

The best bred have the best portion.

The best bred have the best portion.

Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.

Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.

To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.

To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

And maidens call it--Love in idleness.

And maidens call it--Love in idleness.

The question is yet before the court.

The question is yet before the court.