I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

A good bargaine is a pick-purse.

A good bargaine is a pick-purse.

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.

You may envy every one, but no one envies you.

You may envy every one, but no one envies you.

A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.

A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.

Those that God loves, do not live long.

Those that God loves, do not live long.

His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.

His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.