Make three bites of a cherry.

Make three bites of a cherry.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.

An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.

Famed
For every branch of every science known.

Famed
For every branch of every science known.

Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more

Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.

If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.

If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.

A mans discontent is his worst evill.

A mans discontent is his worst evill.

Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.

Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.

The table robbes more then a thiefe.

The table robbes more then a thiefe.