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Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
Poverty is the mother of health.
Poverty is the mother of health.
The body is more drest then the soule.
The body is more drest then the soule.
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it read more
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.