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Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to
you, do ye even so to them: for read more
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to
you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.