O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.

That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.

Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.

Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.

Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.

Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.

Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.

Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.

Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.

Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.

Never was anything so inconsistent.

Never was anything so inconsistent.

Fire is next akin to smoke.

Fire is next akin to smoke.

A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.

A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.