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Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.