An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.

An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.

Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

A master of straw eates a servant of steele.

A master of straw eates a servant of steele.

Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!

Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!

We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.

We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.

My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.

My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.

It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

Beauty drawes more then oxen.

Beauty drawes more then oxen.

Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.