Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.

Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables.

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.

Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.

In a good house all is quickly ready.

In a good house all is quickly ready.