Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.

Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.

You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.

You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.

One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.

One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.

Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?

Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?

The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]

The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]

A countenance inconceivably forbidding.

A countenance inconceivably forbidding.

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.

We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.

We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.

The Germans wit is in his fingers.

The Germans wit is in his fingers.