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He can do most who has most power.
He can do most who has most power.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the
Altar.
Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the
Altar.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.