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Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Night is the mother of Councels.
Night is the mother of Councels.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
