Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher ( 10 of 73 )
One foot in the grave.
One foot in the grave.
Fortune, now see, now proudly
Pluck off thy veil, and view thy triumph; look,
Look what thou read more
Fortune, now see, now proudly
Pluck off thy veil, and view thy triumph; look,
Look what thou hast brought this land to!--
And he that will to bed go sober,
Falls with the leaf still in October.
And he that will to bed go sober,
Falls with the leaf still in October.
It is always good
When a man has two irons in the fire.
It is always good
When a man has two irons in the fire.
Nose, nose, holly red nose,
And who gave thee that jolly red nose?
Nutmegs and ginger, cinammon read more
Nose, nose, holly red nose,
And who gave thee that jolly red nose?
Nutmegs and ginger, cinammon and cloves;
And they gave me this jolly red nose.
Vice gets more in this vicious world
Than piety.
Vice gets more in this vicious world
Than piety.
Lie lightly on my ashes, gentle earthe.
Lie lightly on my ashes, gentle earthe.
Kiss till the cows come home.
Kiss till the cows come home.
All your better deeds
Shall be in water writ, but this in marble.
All your better deeds
Shall be in water writ, but this in marble.
I care not twopence.
I care not twopence.
