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There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.
Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.