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We take no note of time
But from its loss.
We take no note of time
But from its loss.
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.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.
He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
His eyes
Were with his heart. and that was far away.
His eyes
Were with his heart. and that was far away.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?