What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.

Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.

And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.

And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.

Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?

Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?

In my integrity I'll wrap me up.

In my integrity I'll wrap me up.

He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.

He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.

But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.

But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.

He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolen,
Let him not know it, and he's not robb'd at read more

He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolen,
Let him not know it, and he's not robb'd at all.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.