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The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not
ripe.
The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not
ripe.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.
When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.