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Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Idle people have the least leisure.
Idle people have the least leisure.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
