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One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her read more
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
