A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.

A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.

Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.

Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.

It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.

I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.

If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.

If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.

Good is the mora that makes all sure.

Good is the mora that makes all sure.

He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the
winter after.

He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the
winter after.