Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.

Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.

Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.

You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]

You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]

Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.

Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.

A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.

A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.

The first and last frosts are the worst.

The first and last frosts are the worst.

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.

A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.