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The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
Providence is better then a rent.
Providence is better then a rent.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.