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'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.