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The chiefe boxe of health is time.
The chiefe boxe of health is time.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.
One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
 Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
 We late saw streaming o'er.  
 Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
 We late saw streaming o'er. 
 But neither bended knees, pure hands held up,
 Sad sighs, deep groans, nor silver-shedding tears,
  Could penetrate read more 
 But neither bended knees, pure hands held up,
 Sad sighs, deep groans, nor silver-shedding tears,
  Could penetrate her uncompassionate sire. 
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.