Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.

Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.

So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.

So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.

He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]

He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]

The fellow is either a madman or a poet.

The fellow is either a madman or a poet.

The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.

The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.

You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang read more

You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.

But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?

But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?

It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.

It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.

He that followes the Lord hopes to goe before.

He that followes the Lord hopes to goe before.