Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more

Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.

A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.

Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?

Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?

Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.

Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.

A fair face may make a foul bargain.

A fair face may make a foul bargain.

Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.

Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.