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In a good house all is quickly ready.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
All is not gold that glisters.
All is not gold that glisters.