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Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
Springes to catch woodcocks.
Springes to catch woodcocks.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.