Sir John Davies Quotes

Wedlock, indeed, hath oft compared been To public feasts where meet a public rout, Where they that are without would fain go in And they that are within would fain go out.

I know my life’s a pain and but a span, I know my sense is mocked in every thing; And to conclude, I know myself a man, Which is a proud and yet a wretched thing.

Skill comes so slow, and life so fast doth fly, We learn so little and forget so much.

This wondrous miracle did Love devise, For dancing is love’s proper exercise.