A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

Good land, evill way.

Good land, evill way.

Better to be blinde, then to see ill.

Better to be blinde, then to see ill.

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in read more

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.

Virtue alone is happiness below.

Virtue alone is happiness below.

Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.

Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.