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To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short read more
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]