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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).
To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
Who's to look after the keepers?
Who's to look after the keepers?
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
