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Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
