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Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
He that marries late, marries ill.
He that marries late, marries ill.
God provides for him that trusteth.
God provides for him that trusteth.
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.