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All griefes with bread are lesse.
All griefes with bread are lesse.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying.
Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.