Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.

But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.

The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

I give not gold for mere expectations.

I give not gold for mere expectations.

Performed to a T.

Performed to a T.

Punishment is lame, but it comes.

Punishment is lame, but it comes.

The body is sooner drest then the soule.

The body is sooner drest then the soule.