Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.

Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.

Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.

He that hath the spice, may season as he list.

He that hath the spice, may season as he list.

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.

Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.

Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

Bear with evil, and expect good.