O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.

O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.

You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!

You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!

And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.

And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.

It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.

It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.

Nature never says one thing, and science another.

Nature never says one thing, and science another.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.

He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.

The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.

The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.

To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.

To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.