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Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
He who is first in time has the prior right.