Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.

Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?

Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?

Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.

Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.

One mouth doth nothing without another.

One mouth doth nothing without another.

Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
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Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.]

Laughter holding both his sides.

Laughter holding both his sides.

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.