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'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.