There is great force hidden in a sweet command.

There is great force hidden in a sweet command.

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.

Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.

Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

A house and a woman sute excellently.

A house and a woman sute excellently.

Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.

Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.

A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.

A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.