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He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.
He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into read more
Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into sin!
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.