Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher

He shall have chariots easier than air,
That I will have invented; . . . And thyself,
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He shall have chariots easier than air,
That I will have invented; . . . And thyself,
That art the messenger, shalt ride before him
On a horse cut out of an entire diamond.
That shall be made to go with golden wheels,
I know not how yet.

Hunger is sharper than the sword.

Hunger is sharper than the sword.

To say the truth, though I say 't that should not say 't.

To say the truth, though I say 't that should not say 't.

What mare's nest hast thou found?

What mare's nest hast thou found?

An injury graves itself in metal, but a benefit writes itself in
water.
[Fr., L'injure se grave en read more

An injury graves itself in metal, but a benefit writes itself in
water.
[Fr., L'injure se grave en metal; et le bienfait s'escrit en
l'onde.]