O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!

O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

Hee that repaires not a part, builds all.

Hee that repaires not a part, builds all.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.

Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.

Reticence is a great gift.

Reticence is a great gift.

Integrity is praised and starves.

Integrity is praised and starves.

Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.

Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.

All griefes with bread are lesse.

All griefes with bread are lesse.