Feare nothing but sinne.

Feare nothing but sinne.

Pension never inriched young man.

Pension never inriched young man.

Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Prettiness dies first.

Prettiness dies first.

Facts are stubborn things.

Facts are stubborn things.

Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.

Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.

And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.

And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.

Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!

Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!