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But few prize honour more than money.
But few prize honour more than money.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.