We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find read more

We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find leash, or band,
For dame that loves to rove?

A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.

A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.

Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.

Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.

To review ones store is to mow twice.

To review ones store is to mow twice.

Patience, time and money accommodate all things.

Patience, time and money accommodate all things.

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.

Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.

Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.