Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.

Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.

Time is the Rider that breakes youth.

Time is the Rider that breakes youth.

Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.

Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.

Of what avail are pedigrees?

Of what avail are pedigrees?

When age is jocond it makes sport for death.

When age is jocond it makes sport for death.

In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.

In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.

The far-off interest of tears.

The far-off interest of tears.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.