Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.

Withdraw yourself from that vile bondage; Come say, "I am free,"
"I am free."

Withdraw yourself from that vile bondage; Come say, "I am free,"
"I am free."

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.

That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.

That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.

He is a Jack of all trades.

He is a Jack of all trades.

There is no retracing our steps.

There is no retracing our steps.

A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.

A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.

Noble houskeepers neede no dores.

Noble houskeepers neede no dores.