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To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
A man's destiny is alwayes dark.
A man's destiny is alwayes dark.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.