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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.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A man suffers death himself as often as he loses those dear to
him.
A man suffers death himself as often as he loses those dear to
him.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Night is the mother of Councels.
Night is the mother of Councels.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
