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That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
Civill Wars of France made a million of Atheists, and 30000
Witches.
Civill Wars of France made a million of Atheists, and 30000
Witches.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.