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A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
In the kingdome of a cheater the wallet is carried before.
In the kingdome of a cheater the wallet is carried before.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
Check disease in its approach.
Check disease in its approach.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
