Maxioms by Francis Beaumont And John Fletcher
Lie lightly on my ashes, gentle earthe.
Lie lightly on my ashes, gentle earthe.
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
Yet what are they, the learned and the great?
Awhile of longer wonderment the theme!
Who shall read more
Yet what are they, the learned and the great?
Awhile of longer wonderment the theme!
Who shall presume to prophesy their date,
Where nought is certain save the uncertainty of fate?
- Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher,
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
I care not twopence.
I care not twopence.