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Who wer as lyke as one pease is to another.
Who wer as lyke as one pease is to another.
Not worthy to carry the buckler unto him.
Not worthy to carry the buckler unto him.
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou
art any one of read more
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou
art any one of the multitude may be.
[Lat., Hoc ego, tuque sumus: set quod sum, non potes esse:
Tu quod es, e populo quilibet esse potest.]
It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration.
It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration.
To liken them to your auld-warld squad,
I must needs say comparisons are odd.
To liken them to your auld-warld squad,
I must needs say comparisons are odd.
There are fagots and fagots.
[Fr., Il y a fagots et fagots.]
There are fagots and fagots.
[Fr., Il y a fagots et fagots.]
They say comparisons are odious. I say: compared to what?
They say comparisons are odious. I say: compared to what?
Comparisons do ofttime great grievance.
Comparisons do ofttime great grievance.
