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What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.
The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, read more
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to
the thieves.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]