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I have other fish to fry.
I have other fish to fry.
Never less alone, than when alone.
Never less alone, than when alone.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.