A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.

A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.

He follows his father, but with shorter strides.

He follows his father, but with shorter strides.

May everything he treads upon become a rose!

May everything he treads upon become a rose!

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

Mills and wives ever want.

Mills and wives ever want.

I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.

I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.

All the world's a stage.

All the world's a stage.

Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.

Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.

Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!

Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!