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He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.
Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
Never without a shilling in my purse.