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Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
In a long work sleep may be naturally expected.
In a long work sleep may be naturally expected.
Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.