Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

Manie things are lost for want of asking.

Manie things are lost for want of asking.

Love rules his kingdome without a sword.

Love rules his kingdome without a sword.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

It is easy to be wise after the event.

It is easy to be wise after the event.

The miserable have no other medicine,
But only hope:
I have hope to live, and am prepared read more

The miserable have no other medicine,
But only hope:
I have hope to live, and am prepared to die.

Peace is obtained by war.

Peace is obtained by war.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.

Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.