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While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her read more
While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her silver sound,
Is wont with spede to send redresse.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.
To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.