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May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
