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It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Hier lies that should fetch a perfect woman over the coles.
Hier lies that should fetch a perfect woman over the coles.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.