But, oh! the love that gold must crown!

But, oh! the love that gold must crown!

Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.

Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.

Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.

Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.

Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.

Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.

Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.

Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.

Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.

Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?

Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?

For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more

For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.