He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.

He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.

Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.

He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.

He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.

Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it read more

Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

With his own weapon do I stab him.

With his own weapon do I stab him.

He will burne his house, to warme his hands.

He will burne his house, to warme his hands.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.