The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.

The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.

Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.

Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.

He only does it to annoy you.

He only does it to annoy you.

None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.

None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.

Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

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?

Good horses make short miles.

Good horses make short miles.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.

No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.