Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. read more

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be
done, but I would fain die a dry death.

Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.

Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.

Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.

Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.

Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And read more

Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.

A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.

A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.

He who fears his servants is less than a servant.

He who fears his servants is less than a servant.

You are judged of by what you possess.

You are judged of by what you possess.

Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?

Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.