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Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of
ts owner.
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of
ts owner.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.