If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.

If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.

Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.

Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.

Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.

Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.

Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.

Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.

The far-off interest of tears.

The far-off interest of tears.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.

To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.

Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.