Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.

Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.

Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
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Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
Look here, thou vile, predestined sinner,
Doomed to be roasted for a dinner.

I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.

I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.

Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.

Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.

Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]

The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.

The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.

All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.

All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.

One foote is better then two crutches.

One foote is better then two crutches.

A smiling face is half the meal.

A smiling face is half the meal.