Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.

Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.

The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.

The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.

The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.

The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.

As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.

As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.

We make allowance for necessity.

We make allowance for necessity.

Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!

Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!

If you must flie, flie well.

If you must flie, flie well.

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]