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.

He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.

He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.

Never without a shilling in my purse.

Never without a shilling in my purse.

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

All feete tread not in one shoe.

All feete tread not in one shoe.

Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.

Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.

Divine grace was never slow.

Divine grace was never slow.

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to read more

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.

A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.

A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.