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To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
