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Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.
Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.