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You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
Heresie is the school of pride.
Heresie is the school of pride.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Evils have their comfort, good none can support.
Evils have their comfort, good none can support.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
Our praises are our wages.
Our praises are our wages.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.