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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.
For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the
horse is lost, for read more
For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the
horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by read more
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?