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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.
Borrowing is not much better than begging.
[Ger., Borgen ist nicht viel besser als betteln.]
Borrowing is not much better than begging.
[Ger., Borgen ist nicht viel besser als betteln.]
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."
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.
A pampered menial drove me from the door.
A pampered menial drove me from the door.
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,
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It needs not nor it boots thee not, proud queen,
Unless the adage must be verified,
That beggars mounted run their horse to death.
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.]
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
[Fr., Mieux vaut goujat debout qu'empereur enterre.]
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.
[Fr., Mieux vaut goujat debout qu'empereur enterre.]