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We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.