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I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Citties are taken by the eares.
Citties are taken by the eares.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.
You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.