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Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Evils have their comfort, good none can support.
Evils have their comfort, good none can support.
