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He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
If you would know secrets, looke them in griefe or pleasure.
If you would know secrets, looke them in griefe or pleasure.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
We make allowance for necessity.
We make allowance for necessity.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Weariness
Can snore upon the flint when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.
Weariness
Can snore upon the flint when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.