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Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
Folly growes without watering.
Folly growes without watering.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
