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In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Goe not for every griefe to the Phtsitian, nor for every quarrell
to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst read more
Goe not for every griefe to the Phtsitian, nor for every quarrell
to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.