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Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
