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One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Weight justly and sell dearely.
Weight justly and sell dearely.
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.