"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…"

"Time wears all his locks before, Take thy hold upon his forehead; When he flies he turns no more, And behind his scal…"

"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."