Death for me doth wait without;
And if in my house I stay,
He will come for me some day.”
The mistrustful character of the Saxon finds vent in many inscriptions, of which I give a few specimens:
“Trust yourself to only one—
’Tis not wise to trust to none;
Better, though, to have no friend
Than on many to depend.”
“If you have a secret got,
To a woman tell it not;