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No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.