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No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
The child is father of the man.
The child is father of the man.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.