Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.

Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.

Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.

Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the read more

It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the superstructure should
collapse in ruin.

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.

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.

Good swimmers at length are drowned.

Good swimmers at length are drowned.

I have cut my leg with my own adze.

I have cut my leg with my own adze.

A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.

A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.