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And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.
And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
Such crimes has superstition caused.
Such crimes has superstition caused.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.