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Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
I've reach'd the harbour, Hope and Chance adieu!
You've play'd with me, now play with others too.
I've reach'd the harbour, Hope and Chance adieu!
You've play'd with me, now play with others too.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.