Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Three can hold their peace, if two be away.

Three can hold their peace, if two be away.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.

Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.

For well-dowered wife, credit, friends, birth and beauty,
all-powerful money gives them all.

For well-dowered wife, credit, friends, birth and beauty,
all-powerful money gives them all.

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.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

Nae man can tether time nor tide.

Nae man can tether time nor tide.

He that will enter into Paradise, must have a good key.

He that will enter into Paradise, must have a good key.