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What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
Righteousness exalteth a nation.
Righteousness exalteth a nation.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.