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Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.
The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those read more
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar
off.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
