I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.

It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.

It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.

It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.

A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.

Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.

My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
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My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
Can make the fool of; that they made before:
In fact I must not lead the life I did do.

Neither cast your pearls before swine.

Neither cast your pearls before swine.

A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.

A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.

There are many waies to fame.

There are many waies to fame.