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.
1038. MODERATION.
Let moderation on thy passions wait;
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.
1040. CONFORMITY IS COMELY.
Conformity gives comeliness to things:
And equal shares exclude all murmurings.