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Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.