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By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
 He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
 Weary of all shall want some.  
 He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
 Weary of all shall want some. 
The body is sooner drest then the soule.
The body is sooner drest then the soule.
 What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is 
denied we eagerly covet.  
 What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is 
denied we eagerly covet. 
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.