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Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.
What sweeter gift from nature has fallen to the lot of man than
his children?
What sweeter gift from nature has fallen to the lot of man than
his children?
You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]
The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]
O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
Which now shows read more
O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
Which now shows all the beauty of the sun,
And by and by a cloud takes all away!