Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!

Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!

Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.

Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.

We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.

He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.

He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.

There is a devil in every berry of the grape.

There is a devil in every berry of the grape.

Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.

Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.

Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.