The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.

Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.

Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.

Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.

Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.

He that serves, must serve.

He that serves, must serve.

Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?

Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?

Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.

Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.