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Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.