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My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every read more
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain.
Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.
Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
When God will, no winde but brings raine.
When God will, no winde but brings raine.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.