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Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic read more
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic of ale and cider.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
Two heads are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
