Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.

Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.

It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.

It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.

Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.

Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.

Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.

Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.

The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.

The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.

The first and last frosts are the worst.

The first and last frosts are the worst.

Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.

Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.

Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]

Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]