To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.

Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.

Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.

Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.

He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.

He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.

Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.

Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.

The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.

The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.

Water trotted is as good as oates.

Water trotted is as good as oates.

In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.

In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.