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He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
He that hath no hony in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.
He that hath no hony in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's read more
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's children feel the matin spring
Of life reviving, with reviving day.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
