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Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.