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A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]
The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.