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Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.