927. THE PRESENT TIME BEST PLEASETH.
Praise they that will times past; I joy to see
Myself now live: this age best pleaseth me.
928. CLOTHES ARE CONSPIRATORS.
Though from without no foes at all we fear,
We shall be wounded by the clothes we wear.
929. CRUELTY.
'Tis but a dog-like madness in bad kings,
For to delight in wounds and murderings:
As some plants prosper best by cuts and blows,
So kings by killing do increase their foes.
930. FAIR AFTER FOUL.
Tears quickly dry, griefs will in time decay:
A clear will come after a cloudy day.