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Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did read more
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did him know.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
I will be correspondent to command.
I will be correspondent to command.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!