George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
Every mile is two in winter.
Every mile is two in winter.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
A faire death honours the whole life.
A faire death honours the whole life.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
