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I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Hanging and wiving go by destiny.
Hanging and wiving go by destiny.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.
The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.
The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
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Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
And individual freedom mute,
. . . .
Then waft me from the harbour's mouth,
Wild wind, I seek a warmer sky.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.