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Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it read more
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.