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Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
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.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.