The first blow is as much as two.

The first blow is as much as two.

Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.

Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.

Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She read more

Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!

Honesty is the best policy.

Honesty is the best policy.

But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?

But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?

Good finds good.

Good finds good.

Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).

Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).

He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.

He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.

In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.

In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.