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A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.
The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.
Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.
Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
