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Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
He that staies does the businesse.
He that staies does the businesse.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.
The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.