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To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.
He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
