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The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
Love makes a good eye squint.
Love makes a good eye squint.
Modesty should accompany youth.
Modesty should accompany youth.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the
wind for revealing them to the read more
If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the
wind for revealing them to the trees.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.