George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
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.
We are fooles one to another.
We are fooles one to another.
We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.
We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
