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Though you see a Church-man ill, yet continue in the Church
still.
Though you see a Church-man ill, yet continue in the Church
still.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both
of them.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both
of them.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, read more
She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, aweary,
Oh God, that I were dead.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.