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There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.
If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
At the games end we shall see who gaines.
At the games end we shall see who gaines.