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And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far read more
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
Prevention is better than cure.
Prevention is better than cure.
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
He that staies does the businesse.
He that staies does the businesse.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.