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Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes
it.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes
it.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.