The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.

The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.

With his own weapon do I stab him.

With his own weapon do I stab him.

It will please though ten times repeated.

It will please though ten times repeated.

The resolved minde hath no cares.

The resolved minde hath no cares.

Favour will as surely perish as life.

Favour will as surely perish as life.

Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.

Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.

A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.

An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.

An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.