Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.

Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.

Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?

Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?

My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
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My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
Can make the fool of; that they made before:
In fact I must not lead the life I did do.

Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.

Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.

None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.

None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.

Covetousnesse breaks the bag.

Covetousnesse breaks the bag.

I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.

I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.

Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.

Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.

The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.

The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.