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The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
