Let all live as they would die.

Let all live as they would die.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled read more

Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.

The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.

Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.

At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.

At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.

Adversity deprives us of our judgment.

Adversity deprives us of our judgment.

Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more

Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.