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How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with read more
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with her feet unseen
Crushed the wild passion out against the floor.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.
Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.
