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No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
All is grist that comes to the mill.
All is grist that comes to the mill.
A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.
A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic read more
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic of ale and cider.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?