Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.

At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.

At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.

Take all the swift advantage of the hours.

Take all the swift advantage of the hours.

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more

From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.

The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.

The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.