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It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.
Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Ships feare fire more then water.
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.