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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
The chiefe disease that raignes this yeare is folly.
The chiefe disease that raignes this yeare is folly.
Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.
Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.