So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?

A house and a woman sute excellently.

A house and a woman sute excellently.

The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.

The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.

Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.

Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.

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.

We must every one be a man of his own fancy.

We must every one be a man of his own fancy.

Better buy than borrow.

Better buy than borrow.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.

Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.