A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.

A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.

The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.

Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.

Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.

Time rolls his ceaseless course.

Time rolls his ceaseless course.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more

'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.