I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

The mill cannot grind with water that's past.

The mill cannot grind with water that's past.

A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.

A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.

Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more

Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.

Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.

Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.

Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.

Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.

The sun sets without thy assistance.

The sun sets without thy assistance.

Every ill man hath his ill day.

Every ill man hath his ill day.

Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.

Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.