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I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?
Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.