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The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.
Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.
After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.
After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
A house and a woman sute excellently.