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From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
The Apothecaries morter spoiles the Luters musick.
The Apothecaries morter spoiles the Luters musick.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.