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Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
Give place to your superiors.
Give place to your superiors.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.
Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.