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So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.