'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.

'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.

We must love, as looking one day to hate.

We must love, as looking one day to hate.

Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.

Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.

A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.

A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.

Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.

Our liberality should not exceed our ability.

Our liberality should not exceed our ability.

The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.

The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.