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Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
He that staies does the businesse.
He that staies does the businesse.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Words pay no debts.
Words pay no debts.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"
