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He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Advise none to marry or goe to warre.
Advise none to marry or goe to warre.
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
For a morning raine leave not your journey.
For a morning raine leave not your journey.
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to read more
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to the brow.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.