A pampered menial drove me from the door.

A pampered menial drove me from the door.

Set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride a gallop.
[Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll outride read more

Set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride a gallop.
[Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll outride the Devil.]

The real beggar is indeed the true and only king.
[Ger., Der wahre Bettler ist
Doch einzig read more

The real beggar is indeed the true and only king.
[Ger., Der wahre Bettler ist
Doch einzig und allein der wahre Konig.]

To get thine ends, lay bashfulnesse aside;
Who fears to aske, doth teach to be deny'd.

To get thine ends, lay bashfulnesse aside;
Who fears to aske, doth teach to be deny'd.

He who begs timidly courts a refusal.
[Lat., Qui timide rogat,
Docet negare.]

He who begs timidly courts a refusal.
[Lat., Qui timide rogat,
Docet negare.]

Set a beggar on horse backe, they saie, and hee will neuer
alight.

Set a beggar on horse backe, they saie, and hee will neuer
alight.

Beggars must be no choosers.

Beggars must be no choosers.

It needs not nor it boots thee not, proud queen,
Unless the adage must be verified,
That read more

It needs not nor it boots thee not, proud queen,
Unless the adage must be verified,
That beggars mounted run their horse to death.

Homer himself must beg if he want means, and as by report
sometimes he did "go from door to read more

Homer himself must beg if he want means, and as by report
sometimes he did "go from door to door and sing ballads, with a
company of boys about him."