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The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
This is the real secret of all that indignation.
This is the real secret of all that indignation.
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
Love askes faith, and faith firmenesse.
Love askes faith, and faith firmenesse.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.