They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.

They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.

We frolic while 'tis May.

We frolic while 'tis May.

The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.

The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.

He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.