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It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
One flower makes no garland.
One flower makes no garland.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The noise is greater then the nuts.
The noise is greater then the nuts.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.