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Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
Beare with evill, and expect good.
Beare with evill, and expect good.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.
In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.