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Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
