Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.

He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in read more

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.

An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.

An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.

And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.

And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.

When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before read more

When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.

The man of wisdom is the man of years.

The man of wisdom is the man of years.

A healer of others, himself diseased.

A healer of others, himself diseased.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.