Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.

Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.

Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.

Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.

At the games end we shall see who gaines.

At the games end we shall see who gaines.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.

He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.

Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.

Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.

The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.

The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.

The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.