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The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
A little and good fills the trencher.
A little and good fills the trencher.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
