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Who gives to all, denies all.
Who gives to all, denies all.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.
Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]