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My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.
My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.
Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.