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You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.
Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
Every man has his price.
Every man has his price.
True praise rootes and spreedes.
True praise rootes and spreedes.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.