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.

Preferment goes by letter and affection.

Preferment goes by letter and affection.

Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.

Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.

But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.

But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.

The next way home's the farthest way about.

The next way home's the farthest way about.

Some evils are cured by contempt.

Some evils are cured by contempt.

For man is man, and master of his fate.

For man is man, and master of his fate.

What mighty contests rise from trivial things.

What mighty contests rise from trivial things.

Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!

Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!