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With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
You stick in the same mire.
You stick in the same mire.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.
The first dish pleaseth all.
The first dish pleaseth all.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.
Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.