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A new broome sweepeth cleane.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude:
Thy read more
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude:
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
