The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.

The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.

Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.

Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.

Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.

Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.

He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.

He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.

To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!

To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

A jade eates as much as a good horse.

A jade eates as much as a good horse.

And all may think which way their judgments lead 'em.

And all may think which way their judgments lead 'em.

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]