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The Proverbs of John Heywood, Ed. by J. Sharman
The Proverbs of John Heywood Ed by J Sharman Author:John Heywood General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1874 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: Chapter III. j E that -will not when he may, When he would he shall have nay.6 Beautie or riches the tone of the tvvaine Now may I choose, and which me list obtaine. And if we determine me this mayde to take, And then tract of time traine her me to forsake, Then my beautifull mariage lieth in the dike ; And never for beautie shall wed the like. Now if we award me this widow to wed, And that I drive off time, till time she be ded, Then farewell riches, the fat is in the fire? And never shall I to like riches aspire. And a thousand fold would it grieve me more That she in my faulte should die an houre before 8 He that will not, Src. In Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, 1621: -- He that will not when he may, When he will he shall have nay. 9 The fat is in the fire. Phy. Faith, Doricus, thy braine boils ; keele it, keele it, or all the fatt's in the fire. -- Marston's What You Will, 1607. Than one minute after ; than haste must provoke When tl1e pigge is profferd to hold up the poke; When the Sunne shineth make hay; which is to say, Take time when time comth, lest time steale away. And one good lesson to this purpose I pike From the smith's forge, when th' iron is hot, strike.10 The sure Seaman seeth, the tide tarieth no man,:l And long delayes or absence somewhat to skan, 10 When th' iron is hot, strike. Birdlime. Strike whilst the iron is hot. A woman, when there be roses in her cheeks, cherries on her lips, civet in her breath, ivory in her teeth, lilies in her hand, and liquorice in her heart, why, she's like a play : if new, very good company ; bu...« less