The offender never pardons.

The offender never pardons.

Jest not in earnest.

Jest not in earnest.

What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.

What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.

Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]

Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]

Strict law is often great injustice.

Strict law is often great injustice.

A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.

A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.

Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.

Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.

The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.