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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
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.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Honesty is the best policy.
Honesty is the best policy.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
