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Yet part ye from hence,
As free from offence
As when ye innocent met here.
As free from offence
As when ye innocent met here.
1036. HIS DESIRE.
Give me a man that is not dull
When all the world with rifts is full;
But unamaz'd dares clearly sing,
Whenas the roof's a-tottering:
And, though it falls, continues still
Tickling the cittern[1] with his quill.
When all the world with rifts is full;
But unamaz'd dares clearly sing,
Whenas the roof's a-tottering:
And, though it falls, continues still
Tickling the cittern[1] with his quill.
- ↑ Cittern, a kind of lute; quill, the plectrum for striking it.
1037. CAUTION IN COUNSEL.
Know when to speak; for many times it brings
Danger to give the best advice to kings.
Danger to give the best advice to kings.
1038. MODERATION.
Let moderation on thy passions wait;
Who loves too much, too much the lov'd will hate.
Who loves too much, too much the lov'd will hate.
1039. ADVICE THE BEST ACTOR.
Still take advice; though counsels, when they fly
At random, sometimes hit most happily.
At random, sometimes hit most happily.
