Sir Sidney
Sir Sidney
great happiness praised
It is great happiness to be praised by them who are most praiseworthy.
appears forming hearts judgment lay measured void whatsoever whom wrong yellow
In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretoken opinions; else, whatsoever is done or said will be measured by a wrong rule; like them who have the jaundice, to whom everything appears yellow
excellent knowledge measure serves
Each excellent thing, once learned, serves for a measure of all other knowledge
children chimney comet men tale unto
With a tale, for sooth, he comet unto you; with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner.
beating biting child fools-and-foolishness helpless muse thy writers-and-writing
Thus, with child to speak, and helpless in my throes, biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite: Fool! said my muse to me, look in thy heart, and write.