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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.