Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

The point is plain as a pike staff.

The point is plain as a pike staff.

Time rolls his ceaseless course.

Time rolls his ceaseless course.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.

Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.

A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.

A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.

Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.

Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?

Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?