But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more

But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.

Wee know not who lives or dies.

Wee know not who lives or dies.

When you have set yourself a task finish it.

When you have set yourself a task finish it.

With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?

With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?

Time rolls his ceaseless course.

Time rolls his ceaseless course.

Must I give way and room to your rash choler?

Must I give way and room to your rash choler?

I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.

I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.

Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow read more

Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow draw out all our store,
Till the exhausted well can yield no more.

Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.

Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.