Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.

Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.

He says anything that first comes into his mouth.

He says anything that first comes into his mouth.

In a long journey straw waighs.

In a long journey straw waighs.

Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

Fooles give to please all but their owne.

Fooles give to please all but their owne.

Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?

Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?

The far-off interest of tears.

The far-off interest of tears.

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.