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Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.