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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
Talkers are no good doers.
Talkers are no good doers.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.