A hatt is not made for one shower.

A hatt is not made for one shower.

We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.

We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.

Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.

Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.

The Mr. absent, and the house dead.

The Mr. absent, and the house dead.

Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more

Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.

A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.

A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

Going as if he trod upon eggs.

Going as if he trod upon eggs.

One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.

One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.