A small heart hath small desires.

A small heart hath small desires.

Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]

The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]

To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more

To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.

With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.

With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.

Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more

Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.

Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.

Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.

Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.

Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.

O doul on the day that gae me an old man.

O doul on the day that gae me an old man.