Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.

The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.

The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.

As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.

As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.

Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.

Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.

A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]

A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]

Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.

Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.

To make a commencement requires a mental effort.

To make a commencement requires a mental effort.

The whole family is packed into one trap.

The whole family is packed into one trap.

Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.

Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.