blithe as lambs the little children go out to play;
What strength dwells in that neck of his, what terrors play about him!
Before him go the singers, and the minstrels follow, while the maids play on their tambours between:
till I was fain to give their hard hearts free play, let them follow their own devices.
Out upon the men that play traitor to the law I love!
I was at his side, a master-workman, my delight increasing with each day, as I made play before him all the while;
Better be poor, and toil to support thyself, than play the great lord with an empty belly.
Watch a boy even at his play, thou canst tell whether his heart is pure and true.
the future holds blessings for thee, never shall that hope play thee false.
Never play the great lord at court, and mingle with men of rank;
Why then, do not set too much store by piety, nor play the wise man to excess, if thou wouldst not be bewildered over thy lot.
Why then, these silly children should have play-time penalties first;
of those play-time penalties if they took no heed, then at last they should feel how a God can punish.
Do not play false in thy dealings with men, nor suffer thy own words to ensnare thee.
and so he has given his clemency full play, and shewed them an even path to tread.
It is right foully done to play a surety false;
rouse thyself to vengeance, give thy anger free play;
Here is potter at work, treadles flying, anxious continually over the play of his hands, over the rhythm of his craftsmanship;
At the end of those seventy years, the Lord will relent towards Tyre, and send her back to her trafficking; all the world over, with all the world’s kingdoms, she shall play the harlot once more.
Strength of Pharao shall play you false, nor shelter Egypt bring you, but shame.