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Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.
Have the courage to do something which deserves transportation if
you want to be somebody.
Have the courage to do something which deserves transportation if
you want to be somebody.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.