He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.

He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.

But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.

But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.

The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?

Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?

Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.

Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.

Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.

Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.

And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far read more

And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.