A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.

A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.

Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.

Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.

That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.

I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.

I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.

Opportune times for speaking.

Opportune times for speaking.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.

Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.

We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.

We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.