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The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
Often a silent face has voice and words.
[Lat., Saepe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet.]
Often a silent face has voice and words.
[Lat., Saepe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet.]
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]
The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]
In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.
In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.