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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
An old dog barks not in vain.
An old dog barks not in vain.