He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.

Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.

Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.

Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.

Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall read more

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes
of the sea shall declare unto thee.

Out of mind, when out of view.

Out of mind, when out of view.

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.

The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.

Hee that falles into the durt, the longer he stayes there, the
fowler he is.

Hee that falles into the durt, the longer he stayes there, the
fowler he is.