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Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Such crimes has superstition caused.
Such crimes has superstition caused.
Stay till the lame messenger come, if you will know the truth of
the thing.
Stay till the lame messenger come, if you will know the truth of
the thing.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.