I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more

But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.

No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.

No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.

The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.

The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.

A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.

A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.

Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.

Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!

O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!