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The scalded head feares cold water.
The scalded head feares cold water.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.