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He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
A man of three letters, " F U R."
A man of three letters, " F U R."
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
There is no evil without its compensation.
There is no evil without its compensation.
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
