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Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
Novelty in all things is charming.
Novelty in all things is charming.