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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
This is no time for staring about.
This is no time for staring about.
For many are called, but few are chosen.
For many are called, but few are chosen.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.