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Amongst good men two men suffice.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then read more
Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then either of them both.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.