I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

The morning Sunne never lasts a day.

The morning Sunne never lasts a day.

To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.

To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.

There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
Of pleasure unembitter'd;
And not a trapping deck'd my read more

There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
Of pleasure unembitter'd;
And not a trapping deck'd my power,
That gall'd not while it glitter'd.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.

Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.

Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
read more

Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!

The goddess was discovered by her gait.

The goddess was discovered by her gait.

The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.

The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.