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Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that read more
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]
I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.
Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.
Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.
Give place to your superiors.
Give place to your superiors.