The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.

The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.

Make three bites of a cherry.

Make three bites of a cherry.

Love askes faith, and faith firmenesse.

Love askes faith, and faith firmenesse.

Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.

Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.

Joking apart, now let us be serious.

Joking apart, now let us be serious.

A smiling face is half the meal.

A smiling face is half the meal.

Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.

Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.

Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.