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Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.