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O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
But few prize honour more than money.
But few prize honour more than money.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.