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He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
God comes to see without a bell.
God comes to see without a bell.
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
In poison there is no physic.
In poison there is no physic.
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.