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With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.