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A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that
despiseth it.
A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that
despiseth it.
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
In spending lies the advantage.
In spending lies the advantage.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
