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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In read more
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?
Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?
God provides for him that trusteth.
God provides for him that trusteth.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure.
Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.