"If for thy Father askt, say, thou hadst none; And for thy Mother, she alas is poor, Which caus'd her thus to send the…"

"What to my Saviour shall I give Who freely hath done this for me? I'll serve him here whilst I shall live And Loue hi…"

"A Spring returns, and they more youthful made; But Man grows old, lies down, remains where once he's laid."

""Sister," quoth Flesh, "what liv'st thou on Nothing but Meditation?"

"Such cold mean flowers the spring puts forth betime, Before the sun hath thoroughly heat the clime."

"If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee; If ever wife was happy in a man, Com…"

"The principal might yield a greater sum, Yet handled ill, amounts but to this crumb;"

"Youth is the time of getting, middle age of improving, and old age of spending."

"Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish."

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity woul…"