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The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]
The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.
Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
