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A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
The eyes have one language every where.
The eyes have one language every where.
Something must be allowed to custom.
Something must be allowed to custom.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.