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The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil read more
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil in.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
So use your own property as not to injure that of another.
So use your own property as not to injure that of another.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.