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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?
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Never less alone, than when alone.
Never less alone, than when alone.
Every animal loves itself.
Every animal loves itself.
Wode has erys, felde has sigt.
Wode has erys, felde has sigt.
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!