"Man's mind a mirror is of heavenly sights, A brief wherein all marvels summèd lie, Of fairest forms and sweetest shap…"

"In Aman's pomp poor Mardocheus wept, Yet God did turn his fate upon his foe; The Lazar pined while Dives' feast was k…"

"Shun delays, they breed remorse; Take thy time while time is lent thee; Creeping snails have weakest force, Fly their…"

"Plough not the seas, sow not the sands, Leave off your idle pain; Seek other mistress for your minds, Love's service …"

"Behold a silly tender babe, In freezing winter night, In homely manger trembling lies; Alas! a piteous sight."

"This stable is a prince's court, The crib his chair of state; The beasts are parcel of his pomp, The wooden dish his …"

"As in hoary winter's night stood shivering in the snow, Surprised I was with sudden heat which made my heart to glow;…"

"My faultless breast the furnace is, the fuel wounding thorns; Love is the fire and sighs the smoke, the ashes shame a…"

"Times go by turns and chances change by course, From foul to fair, from better hap to worse."

"No joy so great but runneth to an end, No hap so hard but may in fine amend."