In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.

In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.

He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.

He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.

The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.

The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.

Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

The Divell divides the world between Atheisme and Superstition.

The Divell divides the world between Atheisme and Superstition.

A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]

A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]

The body is sooner drest then the soule.

The body is sooner drest then the soule.