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He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
While tears that from repentance flow,
In bright exhalement reach the skies.
While tears that from repentance flow,
In bright exhalement reach the skies.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
Too much taking heede is losse.
Too much taking heede is losse.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
