The Court hath no Almanack.

The Court hath no Almanack.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

The more they drink the more they thirst.

The more they drink the more they thirst.

In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.

In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.

For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.

For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.

Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.

Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.

Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.

You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.

You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.