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Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto
this mountain, Remove hence to read more
If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto
this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove;
and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
