Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more

Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.

Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.

Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.

Aske much to have a little.

Aske much to have a little.

Fieldes have eies and woodes have eares.

Fieldes have eies and woodes have eares.

He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.

He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

The plant often removed cannot thrive.

The plant often removed cannot thrive.

We know this to be all nonsense.

We know this to be all nonsense.

She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.

She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.