A little lett lets an ill workeman.

A little lett lets an ill workeman.

Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.

Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.

God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.

God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.

They do not love that do not show their love.

They do not love that do not show their love.

Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.

Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.

The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.

'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.

The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.

The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.

In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.

In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.