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Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying.
Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.
While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.