I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.

I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.

For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.

For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.

He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.

He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.

Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.

Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.

Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.

Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]

Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]

Short boughs, long vintage.

Short boughs, long vintage.

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]